Renaissance/Shakespeare
A period of cultural revival shown through literary developments, art, and musical contributions
What is the Renaissance?
Has 14 lines and a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is the sonnet?
Refers the the influence of classical literature on this time period
What is Neoclassical?
Seize the day!
What is "carpe diem?"
This poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson tells of a cursed woman who lives isolated in a tower near Camelot and dies after looking directly at Sir Lancelot.
What is "The Lady of Shallot?"
One of the major contributions during the Renaissance
What is the printing press?
A twist or turn in thought
Formal, structured, and often cynical
What are characteristics of the Neoclassical Period?
Author of "To His Coy Mistress"
Who is Andrew Marvell?
This dramatic monologue by Robert Browning features a disturbed speaker who murders his beloved by strangling her with her own hair
What is "Porphyria's Lover?"
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon
Who is William Shakespeare?
Where A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place
What is Athens?
Used to criticize foolishness or corruption using humor or exaggeration…
What is satire?
Who is Robert Herrick?
This dramatic monologue by Robert Browning features a Renaissance duke casually revealing the jealousy and cruelty that may have led to his wife’s death
What is "My Last Duchess?"
Tragedy, comedy, history
What are the categories of plays Shakespeare wrote?
What animal Bottom was turned into
What is a donkey?
Anglo-Irish author, clergyman, and political pamphleteer; regarded as one of the most famous satirists
Who is Jonathan Swift?
This 17th-century metaphysical poem urges a reluctant lover to seize the moment because time is fleeting
What is "To His Coy Mistress?"
This poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins addresses a young girl mourning falling leaves, revealing that her sadness reflects human mortality
What is "Spring and Fall?"
Shakespeare was part owner
What is the Globe Theatre?
Who the King is getting married to
Who is Hippolyta?
An 18th-century satirical essay by Jonathan Swift that shockingly suggests solving poverty and famine by having the poor sell their children as food.
What is A Modest Proposal?
This poem advises young women to enjoy life and love while they are still young, beginning with the line ‘Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'
What is "To the Virgins, Make Much of Time?"
This famous love sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning catalogs the depth and devotion of the speaker’s affection for her beloved.
What is "How Do I Love Thee?"