Lives of the Authors
Qualities of Romanticism
Literary/Poetic Devices
Texts
Vocabulary
100
Which author got his love of nature from the district in which he was born?
Wordsworth
100
Of the following six characteristics, which three do Romantics value? Nature, aristocrats, reason, industry, ordinary people, emotion
Nature, ordinary people, emotion
100
What is assonance?
Repeated vowel sounds in words close to each other
100
In "I wandered lonely as a cloud," how do Wordsworth's feelings toward being alone change?
At first he seems lonely, then calls it "the bliss of solitude" and seems to enjoy it
100
What vocabulary word means "willing to take bold risks"?
audacious
200
Which author had visions throughout his life?
Blake
200
According to Romantics, why is nature superior?
It is pure and beautiful
200
What is the difference between consonance and alliteration?
Alliteration is repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words, consonance is repeated consonant sounds anywhere in the words
200
In "The Chimney Sweeper" why is Tom happy at the end?
He knows he and the other chimney sweeps will go to Heaven when they die
200
What vocab word means "unable to express oneself"?
Inarticulate
300
Which author originally started college to become a clergyman?
Coleridge
300
What years did the Romantic era exist?
Late 18th and early 19th centuries (1750-1850)
300
What literary device is used in the following quote? They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay
hyperbole
300
In "My heart leaps up when I behold," how does Wordsworth desire to spend the rest of his days?
"Bound by natural piety" aka religious/familial devotion
300
What is the difference between "jocund" and "sprightly"?
Jocund means cheerful and lighthearted, sprightly means lively and full of energy.
400
Which author lived in exile?
Hugo
400
Put these movements in order: Naturalism, Romanticism, Medieval Era, Realism, the Enlightenment
Medieval Era, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism
400
What two poetic/literary devices exist in these lines? There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head / That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved, so I said
Simile: curled like a lamb's back Consonance: little/Tom, Dacre/cried/head, lamb's/was, so/said
400
Name two things the bishop in Les Miserables did that showed his character.
Welcomed Jean despite his criminal background; didn't make Jean pay; ordered Madame Magloire to put out the candlesticks and silverware; allowed Jean to call him cure; gave Jean more silver instead of getting him in trouble
400
What vocabulary word means "feelings of anxiety or dismay"?
Consternation
500
Which author had a father in Bonaparte's army?
Hugo
500
According to Romantics, why do people experience "the inevitable isolation of the individual"?
Because each person's emotions are complex and unique to them
500
What two poetic/literary devices exist in this excerpt? Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Repetition: day after day, nor, painted Consonance: ship/upon, idle/painted/painted
500
Name two bad things that happened after the Mariner shot the albatross.
The breeze stopped; the ship got stuck; the water grew stagnant; there were strange lights on the water; creatures crawled on the water; there was no food or water; the sun beat down
500
What vocabulary word means "a pretentious display"?
Ostentation
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