Romanticism
This novel, published in 1818, features a scientist who creates life and regrets it.
What is Frankenstein?
This novel, published in 1854, critiques industrialization and the lack of compassion in Victorian society, especially in the character of Thomas Gradgrind.
What is Hard Times?
In The Great Gatsby, this character, who is both an observer and a participant in the novel’s events, narrates the story and reflects on the hollowness of the American Dream.
Who is Nick Carraway?
In this poem by Rupert Brooke, the speaker expresses pride and honor in dying for one’s country during wartime, seeing it as a form of immortality.
What is The Soldier?
He wrote Lyrical Ballads with William Wordsworth, marking the start of the English Romantic movement.
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
This novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1886, explores the duality of human nature.
What is The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
In Of Mice and Men, the death of this character symbolizes the fragility of dreams and relationships during the Great Depression, and his death marks a turning point in the novel.
Who is Lennie Small?
Written by Wilfred Owen, this poem challenges the glorification of war, depicting soldiers suffering from the horrors of battle
What is Dulce et Decorum Est?
This poet’s Ode on a Grecian Urn is one of the most famous works in English literature, emphasizing beauty and eternity.
Who is John Keats?
In this poem, written by Walt Whitman, the speaker mourns the death of President Abraham Lincoln, addressing his fallen leader as if he were still alive.
What is O Captain My Captain?
In Eveline, Joyce uses this literary technique to depict Eveline’s internal conflict, particularly in her moment of decision at the docks, which remains unresolved by the story’s conclusion.
What is stream of consiousness?
This T.S. Eliot poem, written in 1925, is a reflection on spiritual desolation, describing a world of empty individuals devoid of meaning.
What is The Hollow Men?
This poet argued that poetry should be for the common man about common topics.
Who is William Wordsworth?
This character in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a lawyer who investigates the strange events surrounding his friend’s transformation into Mr. Hyde.
Who is Gabriel John Utterson?
In 1984, Winston Smith secretly writes in a journal, an act that is considered subversive under the regime. This journal is addressed to a figure symbolizing resistance to the Party.
Who is Big Brother?
In The Second Coming, Yeats references the "blood-dimmed tide" to allude to societal upheaval, drawing upon this Greek mythological symbol of chaos and destruction, which also represents the collapse of civilization in the poem.
What is the sphynx?
This theme, central to much of Romantic poetry, emphasizes the profound connection between humans and nature.
What is the sublime?
This poet personified Death as a gentleman in her work - describing the passage from life to death.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
Waiting for Godot is often considered an exploration of existentialist themes. Vladimir and Estragon are constantly waiting for someone who never arrives, symbolizing this philosopher’s idea of “the absurd.”
Who is Albert Camus?
In Emily Dickinson's Because I Could Not Stop for Death, the carriage ride with Death symbolizes the passage of time. The speaker’s encounter with the "Gazing Grain" and "Setting Sun" reflects this philosophical concept, which Dickinson critiques in the poem.