History
Social Issues
Victorian Authors
Literary Devices
100

Who was Queen during this era?

Queen Victoria

100

Where did most people work during the Victorian Era?

In Industry

100
The most famous Victorian novelist, this man wrote all the best classics like "Tale of Two Cities" "A Christmas Carol" and "Oliver Twist". You'll find him on every English Teacher's shelf.

Charles Dickins

100

A fictional story that takes place in a creative world with made-up things.

Fantasy

200

What is the Industrial Revolution?

The development of the steam engine and manufacturing practices that made industry more efficient.

200

What grew exponentially during the Victorian Era?

Cities

200

This author loves a good mystery and created the world's most famous consulting detective.

Arthur Conan Doyle

200

When one thing is used to represent another.

Symbolism

300

What year did the Victorian Era start?

1837

300

The invention of what helped develop manufacturing as well as mining practices?

The Steam Engine

300

This popular author wrote many amazing fictional stories. His most famous was based on a nightmare he once had which became Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Robert Louis Stevenson

300

A long poetic narrative usually about a grand adventure.

Epic

400
Before the Industrial Revolution the largest industry was what?

Agriculture

400
Most people looking for work came from what other industry?

Agriculture

400

After having written under the pen name Ellis Bell, this author published romance novels that only became famous after her death.

Emily Bronte

400

The use of exaggeration to make a character appear ridiculous.

Caricature

500

Who was the Queen's spouse and most trusted advisor?

Prince Albert

500

What social class saw a rise during this era?

The Middle Class

500

This author created a non-sensical world of make-believe that became the focus of not one, but two separate novels.

Lewis Carroll

500

The use of humor, exaggeration, or irony to criticize something.

Satire

600

Queen Victoria became a figurehead for what?

Social and industrial change.

600
At what age could children begin working in factories?

4

600

This poet was known for his epic poems. Specifically about fictional heros such as Ulysses and King Arthur.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

600

When the inner action of the story takes place inside another

A frame story.

700

How many assassination attempts did the Queen escape?

6

700

Factory works lacked what in the workplace?

Protection or rights

700

Give a reason why female authors were not as well accepted during this time period.

1. Expected to be working in the home

2. Less educated and thus assumed to be less capable of being successful writers

3. Not thought to have their own opinions or ideas

ect.

700

A fictional story used to teach people a specific lesson.

A fable

800

Queen Victoria was the first recorded case of what disease?

Hemophilia

800

List three possible struggles workers during the Industrial Revolution might have faced.

Loss of limb, ill health, overworked, unsanitary conditions, low wages, crowding, ect.

800

Why was literature used to critique social issues?

1. Literature provided a medium for authors to make social critiques that would be seen by a large public.

2. Literature created a safety barrier for authors to keep them from being punished for speaking out.

3.)Literature is an effective tool for relaying the experiences of another.

Ect.

800

A story used to deliver a broader message.

Allegory