Literary Periods 1
What is Commonwealth Interregnum
This period occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. Known as a raw and direct style, the writing of the period was grounded in real people, real events, and often was characterized as conversational and intense.
What is the Period of the Confessional Self?
John Milton wrote Paradise Lost in this literary period.
What is Commonwealth Interregnum (1649-1660)?
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
What is allusion?
A figure of speech comparing two different things
What is metaphor?
This age took place during the reign of Charles I of England. It included the blending of classical and innovative literary styles and metaphysical poetry (abstract ideas and spiritual themes).
What is the Caroline Age?
This period challenged traditional norms, and mostly consisted of free verse poem and novels with characters that felt lost, or searched for meaning in a chaotic world.
What is the Modernist Period?
Joseph Conrad wrote Heart of Darkness in this period.
What is the Colonial Period (1607-1783)?
An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.
What is ambiguity?
The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds; a cruel wind.
What is pathetic fallacy?
This period included travel writing and religious texts. Many books were banned during this period if they critiqued the mainstream religion, encouraging many authors to publish their works anonymously.
What is the colonial period?
This period is characterized by real world aspects without the use of supernatural elements. Its purpose is meant to convey the truths of reality regarding its negatives and positives.
What is the Realist Period?
Kurt Vonnegut wrote Slaughterhouse during this period.
What is the Postmodern Period?
A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
What is Bildungsroman?
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty").
What is metonymy?
This period occurred in the 1950s and '60s. It was known for using irony and dark human, as well as playful experimentation with literary devices to explore the inner states of consciousness.
What is the Postmodern Period?
This period consisted of realistic novels and focuses on daily life. The poets of this time often experimented with long narrative (story-telling) poems called epic poems.
What is the Victorian Age?
What is the Period of the Confessional Self (1950's and 1960s)?
A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom
What is jeremiad?
This period was a direct reaction to the Industrial Revolution. The writing encompassed imagination, emotion, and individualism.
What is the Romantic Period?
This period included a return to classical styles. The writing included a strict structure and order, especially in poetry. There was a prominent focus on restraint and reason.
What is the Neoclassical Period?
Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations during this period.
What is the Victorian Age?
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite
What is litotes?