Vocabulary
History
Poets
Romanticism
Random
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Person, place, animal, thing, or event that stands for both itself and something more than itself
What is a symbol?
100

The Romantic Period took place during these years

Late 1700s to mid 1800s

100

Who wrote Daffodils?

William Wordsworth

100

What are the five I's of Romanticism?

Imagination, intuition, idealism, inspiration, individuality

100

How many successful assassinations have their been in 9Y?

seven

200

Overall attitude/feeling in a work of literature

What is tone?

200

Because of the harsh living and working condition as well as over crowding and pollution in the cities during this time, the Romantics became fascinated with _____

What is nature

200

What was significant/unique about the book of poetry William Blake released?

It included his own engravings.

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Where did Romantic author find inspiration for their works?

Nature

200

Who is Mr McEvoy's favourite author?

I will accept either Anthony Doerr or Donna Tartt

300

A feeling of both awe and terror

What is the sublime?

300

French philosopher who influenced the Romantic movement

Jean-Jacques Rousseau 

300

What was the title of the poem in yesterday's exam? 

Bird in the classroom

300
Romanticism would best be described as what type of movement?
Artistic and literary movement
300

Who is the bestselling author of all time?

William Shakespeare

400

A metre of poetry containing 10 syllables with the stress on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th syllable

What is trochaic tetrameter?

400

Some Romantic poets expressed concern about increased crowding and pollution in the cities, reflecting their concerns about the _______ revolution.

Industrial

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"The divine arts of imagination: imagination, the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow." Said by this poet
Who is William Blake?
400
Romantics believed that _________ rather than reason was the best response to force social change.
What is imagination (or emotion)
400

What TWO texts are generally considered to be the foundational literary texts of Western civilisation?

Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey

500
A reference to a person, place, thing, or event that is recognizable from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or popular culture
What is an allusion?
500

Which author is often consider a proto-Romantic?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

500

Name one other Romantic poet apart from Wordsworth, Blake, and Dickinson.

Answer will vary.

500

What was the name of the proto-Romantic movement that took place in Germany?

Sturm und Drang

500

Recite 'hope is the thing with feathers'

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