Vocab
Definition of earnest
What is honest, sincere, open...
He's the author of Jekyll & Hyde
Who is Robert Louis Stevenson?
He really is Ernest, we find out at the end of the play.
Who is Jack?
This type of poem is known for being silly and having a specific rhyme scheme
What is a limerick?
He wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest"
Who is Oscar Wilde?
Definition of infamy
What is known in a bad way/notorious?
The physical description of Mr. Hyde.
What is short, menacing, ugly...
Covers for Algy in front of Aunt Augusta, as a good servant should.
Who is Lane?
This term reminds the reader of poetry to continue reading into the next line without pausing (unless there is a punctuation mark to indicate the need to pause)
What is enjambment?
Three things you should not put/do on your resume
lies; personal pronouns; bad email addresses; unfavorable past-times; full sentences; pictures; decorations...
Definition for prose.
What is writing that is not poetry?
He is Jekyll's butler.
Who is Poole?
Found a bag with a baby in a train station.
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How is Thomas Cardew related to Cecily?
Who is Thomas Cardew?
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Cecily's grandfather and former guardian
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Identify the rhyme scheme for an entire English sonnet
What is ABAB?
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ABAB - CDCD - EFEF - GG
Three things you should have on your resume
Name; contact info; places you've worked; volunteer...
It is when lines of a poem sound like they rhyme, but technically they don't
What is slant rhyme or near rhyme?
He's the man Jekyll trusts his will to.
Who is Utterson?
It's how Algernon finds Jack's place in the country.
What is by overhearing him say it to Gwendolen and writing it on his cuff?
This type of poetry pays respect to farm-life.
What is pastoral poetry?
Three things that were good about Victorian England
Improved roads/train-systems; Britain was top world power; gov't funds schools; medical & sanitary advances; more wealthy...
What is to be deep in thought or moodily obsessing over something?
He is the man Hyde kills
Who is Sir Danvers Carew?
It's how Cecily is able to insult Gwendolen while still partaking in an important daily ritual for the British. (2 ways)
What is serving her sugar in her tea and giving her cake instead of bread and butter?
This is the rhyme scheme of a limerick
What is AABBA?
How "Importance of Being Earnest" is a Comedy of Manners.
How is by making fun of the upper classes: tea scene; Bracknell's interview of Jack; crisis over muffins...