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Renaissance
Man for all Seasons
Restoration
Romanticism
Poetics
100
This device made books cheaper and more available leading to an easier dissemination of knowledge.
What is the Gutenberg printing press?
100
The theme of this play.
What is "every man has his price"? or What is integrity and morality under pressure?
100
The titles of Johnathon Swift's most famous works. (two)
What is "A Modest Proposal," and Gulliver's Travels.
100
The easiest definition of what "Gothic Romanticism" is.
What is a mixture of horror and romance?
100
A lyrical stanza in praise of, or dedicated to someone or something which captures the poet's interest or serves as an inspiration for the poem.
What is an ode?
200
This poet, possibly a suitor of Anne Boleyn, was among the first to use this sonnet form in England. Bonus! What form did he use?
Who is Sir Thomas Wyatt? Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet
200
The stated purpose of the character of the Common Man?
What is to provide a character we (the audience) are supposed to identify with? What is to explain the context and meaning in the play? What is to provide a practical perspective?
200
The use of the epic in "The Rape of the Lock" is for this purpose.
What is to satirize the frivolous and meaningless concerns of the upper classes while other classes suffer?
200
The elements of Gothic Romanticism.
What are dramatic settings (ruined castles, etc.), supernatural elements, the contrast between light and dark, violence or implied violence, heroines in distress, etc.?
200
Name that poet and dominant poetic device: O Rose, thou art sick./The invisible worm/ That flies in the night/In the howling storm
What is symbolism?
300
The stated purpose of Milton's "Paradise Lost." Bonus: Why was his work taken by some as sacrilegious?
What is "to justify the ways of God to man"? Bonus: Satan is a central figure whom readers are drawn to sympathize with because he has human characteristics and desires.
300
The motivation for More's refusing to take the oath?
What is to stay true to his integrity? What is religious reasons (Catholic belief)? What is belief in the justice system/laws? What is his conscience?
300
The reason for the title the "Augustan Era."
What is the desire for peace and stability? What is to identify the new monarchy with the power of ancient Rome? What is a love for the classics?
300
This was built in Xanadu by Kubla Khan.
What is a stately pleasure dome?
300
The three forms of the Renaissance sonnet.
What are the Petrarchan, Spenserian, and Shakespearean Sonnets?
400
An extended metaphor that draws surprising comparisons. Bonus! Make up an example.
What is a metaphysical conceit?
400
The use of the motif of water throughout this play.
What is to symbolize change and instability?
400
The impetus for the writings of Alexander Pope and Jonathon Swift?
What is social reform?
400
The dominating characteristics of Romantic poetry. (Name at least three, other group a chance to trump).
What is: a focus on childhood, supernatural elements, the power of the imagination, the power of nature, the individual, the artist as a tortured genius, the use of natural language (man talking to men), a hatred of reason and education (brainwashing, unnatural), a love of the dramatic, climbing mountains, etc.
400
The dominating poetic device used in the following lines and the poet: SHE walks in beauty, like the night./Of cloudless climes and starry skies;/And all that 's best of dark and bright./Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
What is imagery (dark and light)? Who is Lord Byron?
500
He is considered the father of Metaphysical poetry.
Who is John Donne?
500
The irony behind the character Richie Rich.
What is he is the only character to survive (treason trials) although he is the most treacherous and deceitful of them all?
500
The effects of the publishing of the dictionary. Bonus: The definition of whale according to Samuel Johnson.
What is standardized spelling, the American accent, standardized definitions, and the general standardization of the English language? Bonus: a large fish
500
The authors of "Lyrical Ballads" inscribed the values of Romantic poetry, including the paramount need of writing poems for all audiences, and in natural dialects.
Who are Wordsworth and Coleridge?
500
The poets of Romanticism are almost known as much for their dramatic lives as their poetry. Name peculiarity of the following writers, 100 pts. for each one: William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, Emily Bronte, and Mary Shelley
William Blake- saw visions (angels in a tree) William Wordsworth- adulterous affairs, freeloader Samuel Taylor Coleridge- opium addict Lord Byron- everything about him. Father a crazy sea captain, lord at 10, in love with his half-sister Augusta, numerous affairs, broke many hearts, binge dieting, super handsome, and ran off to join war in Greece. Percy Bysshe Shelley- wrote athiest tracts, married and abandoned his teenage wife, ran off with Mary Shelley, died in ridiculous sailing accident. John Keats- poor all his life, in love with a flirtatious teenager, and died of TB Emily Bronte- super shy, wrote for herself, wrote personal fantasy novels, family of women writers, died of TB Mary Shelley- daughter of two revolutionary writers, wrote novel on a dare, kept P.B. Shelley's heart in a napkin