Romanticism
Writing
MLA Format
The Books
Remembering 2025
100
The feeling of being overwhelmed or awed by the natural world
What is the sublime?
100
The verb tense you use when describing actions in the novel, poem, or other work you're analyzing.
What is present tense?
100
Where a period goes when you quote something in your writing.
What is after the citation?
100
Dropping a page of this Russian author's short story "The Overcoat" is the only thing that gets the attention of the medics, which saves Ashoke's life.
Who is Gogol?
100
Taylor Swift released this album in 2025
What is The Life of a Showgirl?
200
Often linked with Romantic writing, this genre is actually named for architecture and features a fascination with the supernatural.
What is gothic literature?
200
"This should be avoided" is ironically an example of the type of voice students should avoid.
What is passive (voice)?
200
How a works cited page is organized.
What is alphabetical?
200
The Greek myth used in the subtitle for Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
What or who is Prometheus?
200
This famous tv show, springboard for celebrities from Eddie Murphy and Bill Murray to Tina Fey and Julia Louis Dreyfuss, celebrated its 50th anniversary this summer.
What is Saturday Night Live (or SNL)?
300
Romanticism was in part a reaction against this period's emphasis on logic and reason.
What is the enlightenment?
300
This should not be a fact about the text and instead marks the paragraph's focus, serving as a kind of "mini thesis" for your paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
300
The way the titles of novels, albums, movies, and journals are marked (but not chapter titles, short stories, or poem titles).
What is italics (or italicized)?
300
The name of the family the creature observes and learns from, though ultimately they reject him.
Who are the DeLaceys?
300
Spotify's top global artist of 2025 and soon to be a Super Bowl halftime performer in 2026.
Who is Bad Bunny?
400
William Wordsworth and this author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" are credited with kicking of the English Romantic era with the publication of their book Lyrical Ballads.
Who is (Samuel Taylor) Coleridge?
400
A complete sentence lead-in prior to a quote should end not with a period but with this punctuation mark.
What is a colon?
400
Though it may feel boring, this is the correct font and size for writing in MLA.
What is 12-pt Times New Roman?
400
The main character's three love interests in the novel The Namesake.
Who are Ruth, Maxine, and Moushumi?
400
A moment at this band's concert became a viral meme in 2025 as this cheating couple--who are also a CEO and the head of HR--got exposed and imitated all across the Internet.
Who is Coldplay?
500
The three I's in Romantic traits mnemonic device "I-I Pine"
What are individualism, intuition, and imagination?
500
As your writing and arguments get more complex, you'll likely want to move away from the three-pronged version of this in favor of something more robust.
What is a thesis statement?
500
Most errors in MLA format and in grammar and mechanics can be found if students remember to do this after completing a full draft.
What is proofreading?
500
While a lot of time is spent on William's death, this surviving brother of Victor's often seems forgotten--even by Victor himself.
Who is Ernest (Frankenstein)?
500
The finale of this hit tv show aired in the final hours of 2025, and Mr. Karpowitz really loved it.
What is Stranger Things?