Vocab Verbs
This word means to rest or recline
to repose
In “Rime,” what was the Mariner’s punishment for killing the albatross
Payment to the owner of the bird
Wearing the bird about his neck
Execution
Writing a long poem about his experience
Wearing the bird about his neck
Who returned to the banquet as a ghost?
Banquo
Where was Victor for two years without visiting his family?
at university in Ingolstadt - creating his creature
The same sound occurs at the beginning of words near each other
alliteration
This word means to criticize
to rebuke
or to upbraid or to chastise
Which of the following pairs published “Lyrical Ballads”?
Lord Byron and Percy Shelley
William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge
Charles Lamb and John Keats
Robert Burns and William Blake
William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge
Who was Victor's younger brother?
William
Before murdering the king, what did Macbeth imagined he saw?
a dagger before him
Uses "like" or "as" to compare one thing to something else
simile
This word means to slow down or stop progress
to impede
The speaker wonders if the tyger and the lamb have the same what?
Habitat
Appetite
Creator
Attitude
Creator
Who killed Macbeth?
Macduff, Thane of Fife
What is a motif repeated for Victor everyone someone was killed?
He fell ill - became feverish and sick
The same sound repeats at the end of lines
rhyme
to ameliorate
Why does the speaker think that the mouse is luckier than he is?
The speaker has problems of past, present and future while the mouse only worries about the present
The mouse has a simple diet
The mouse doesn’t have to listen to Jenny prattling on about her precocious bonnet
The mouse has a shorter lifespan than man
The speaker has problems of past, present and future while the mouse only worries about the present
Who did the creature help out by chopping wood during the night?
Name the three speaking apparitions or visions produced by the witches to give the second set of prophecies to Macbeth?
The bloody child, the floating head in a helmet, the child with a crown holding a tree
an image or word repeated throughout a story, speech or poem
motif
This word means to detest or fiercely hate
to abhor
In “Ode to the West Wind” how is the wind both destroying and preserving?
It rips things apart yet carries them off to another land
It brings winter destroying living plants yet preserves seeds for spring
It flows both West and East
It bring snow yet also brings rain
It brings winter destroying living plants yet preserves seeds for spring
Who brought Victor home from Ireland?
his father Alphonse
Explain the following quote - its story and why it's important: “Believe me, Frankenstein, I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity; but am I not alone, miserably alone?"
The creature wanted someone to love and to love him - Humans need one another
a reference to something widely known in a culture - usually a book, movie or song
allusion
This word means to associate with
to consort
In “To a Skylark” how does the poet’s song differ from the song of the bird?
Poets write for an audience and posterity while the bird sings for pleasure and instinct
Poets are important while birds are insignificant
Poetry in halting and forced while the birdsong is more melodious
It is in a different key signature
Poets write for an audience and posterity while the bird sings for pleasure and instinct
Who was an English Nobleman and general?
Siward, Earl of Northumberland
Explain the following quote - its story and why it's important: "To beguile the time, look like the time. Bear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower but be the serpent underneath."
Fool everyone: Pretend to be nice and welcoming, don't let anyone know you are plotting to kill someone, wait for the time to be right for the murder
an expression using words that say one thing but actually mean a different thing, often something opposite
irony