Female Colonial Poetry As you read, pay attention to word choice. Highlight
examples of metaphor in yellow and hyperbole in pink.
Record the rhyme scheme on sticky notes.
To the King's Most Excellent
Majesty
by Phillis Wheatley (1768)
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15 ish points match the words with their definitions. 1. limits the federal government to powers the constitution specifically delegated to it 1.loose construction 2. gathering for the purpose of creating a constitution to lay down the laws for running the u.s. 2. provision 3. arrangement or groundwork laid to get a 3. faction program going. 4. president is given power to deport any 4. alien and sedition acts alien he deems dangerous alien and sedition acts 5. allowing the federal government all 5. constitutional convention powers not denied it within the constitution 6. a group that may not be in agreement 6. strict construction with the general direction of the larger population.