American Literary Periods.

The Colonial Period's style of writing is Sermons written in plain style rather than ornate. It has personal narratives which are written freely in their own words. The Romantic Period's differs from the Colonial Period's by slave narratives, poetry, and short stories. Some Characteristics for Transcendentalism are two different ways: Transcendental(Self-reliance and individualism) and Gothic(Sin, pain, evil). The historical context affected these literary periods by changing their ways to live by their mood and emotions.