Language Arts-12th Grade-Unit 9

William Wordsworth

"the spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions ... recollected in tranquility"

poet laureate

A British poet who is honored as a national poet.

Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

panoramic or perceptive

A broad view of changing scenes.

persona

A character created by an author or poet.

travelog

A narrative about travel.

radical

A person who advocates extreme changes.

gibe

A ridiculing remark.

omen

A sign or symbol for something.

phenomenon

A significant event.

paradox

A statement that on the surface seems to contradict itself but on closer examination presents a truth.

noble savage

A term that refers to the concept that primitive man is inherently good. A popular romantic theory that those who lived close to nature were more innocent than the people who were corrupted by society.

Lyrical Ballads

A volume of poetry written by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

staccato

Abrupt; disconnected.

After meditating on the subject

According to the romantic theory, when does a poet create a poem?

after meditating on the subject.

According to the romantic theory, when does a poet create a poem?

Mary Ann Evans, or George Elliot

Adam Bede

preface

An introduction that appears at the beginning of published works.

Anglicanism; Catholicism

At Oxford, Hopkins converted from _________________________ to _________________________.

symmetrical

Balanced; well-proportioned.

inherent

Basic, essential; inborn.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Biographia Literaria

defiant

Boldly resisting; refusing to obey or conform.

Alfred, or Lord Tennyson

Break, Break, Break

Greece

Byron died of a fever while supporting the revolution in _________________________.

satire; cynicism; humor

Byron was an atypical romantic in his sense of _________________________, _________________________, and _________________________.

George Gordon, or Lord Byron

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Christabel

composite

Composed of various elements or parts.

conventional

Conforming to accepted ways of behavior; traditional.

Alfred, or Lord Tennyson

Crossing the Bar

Charles Dickens

David Copperfield

In the dramatic monologue, the reader overhears one character speaking to one(or more) other characters; the listener never speaks though his personality may become quite clear. The poet himself does not interject explanations or comments, but relies entirely on the speaker's words.

Define dramatic monologue.

William Wordsworth

Descriptive Sketches

elusive

Difficult to grasp or define or understand.

obscure

Difficult to understand.

George Gordon, or Lord Byron

Don Juan

picturesque

Enchanting; quaint.

John Keats

Endymion

masochistic

Enjoying one's suffering.

aridity

Excessively dry; lacking in interest.

The underlying metaphor of "Crossing the Bar" is the idea of crossing out of life into death.

Explain the underlying metaphor of "Crossing the Bar."

meager

Extremely small or scanty.

Alfred, or Lord Tennyson

Flower in the Crannied Wall

Gerald Manley Hopkins

God's Grandeur

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

neoclassicism

Greek

Charles Dickens

Hard Times

myriad

Having innumerable aspects.

sensory

Having to do with the five physical senses.

Robert Browning

Home Thoughts, from Abroad

express a type of conflict between faith and doubt

Hopkin's works are typically Victorian in that they __________________________________________________.

use and formation of words

Hopkins is unique in his _________________________________________________.

The general public had easy access to many novels published in the nineteenth century.

How difficult was it for the general public to get access to novels published in the nineteenth century?

sixty-four years

How long did Queen Victoria reign?

nine

How many children did Queen Victoria have?

eighteen

How old was Victoria when she became queen?

mesmerism

Hypnotism.

Alfred, or Lord Tennyson

In Memoriam

slowly

In what way did social reforms come in nineteenth-century England?

innate

Inborn; inherent.

didactic

Intended to teach or instruct.

William Wordsworth

It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free

Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Kubla Khan

William Wordsworth

Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey

William Wordsworth

London, 1802

epitaph

May be either an actual inscription on the tomb of a dead person or lines, in prose or verse, written as if attended for that purpose.

Mary Ann Evans, also known as George Elliot

Mill on the Floss

William Wordsworth

My Heart Leaps Up

Robert Browning

My Last Duchess

atypical

Not normal; irregular.

John Keats

Ode on a Grecian Urn

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ode to the West Wind

Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

John Keats

On First Looking into Chapman's Homer

John Stuart Mill

One of the foremost critics and essayists in all of English literature.

Oxford Movement

Opposing the philosophy of greed and materialism so widespread in England during the 1830s, three Anglicans endeavored to restore the Church to a position of spiritual leadership. This resulted in a drive called the _________________________.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ozymandias

Robert Browning

Pauline

Robert Browning

Pippa Passes

William Wordsworth

Poems in Two Volumes

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Prometheus Unbound

immune

Protected; unable to be affected by.

untained

Pure; not touched by any harmful or negative quality.

synthetic

Putting parts together to make a whole.

sensuous

Relating to or having an effect on the senses.

nature

Romantic poetry is sometimes called _________________________ poetry.

William Wordsworth

She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways

resplendent

Shining brightly; splendid.

flamboyant

Showy; attention-getting.

Mary Ann Evans, also known as George Elliot

Silas Marner

propriety

Socially correct behavior.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Song to the Men of England

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sonnets from the Portuguese

dogmatic

Speaking or acting with real or assumed certainty and authority.

Alfred, or Lord Tennyson

Sweet and Low, which is a song from The Princess

traditional

Tennyson was _________________________ in his choice of subjects and poetic techniques.

didactic

Tennyson's poetry is frequently _________________________.

essence

That which makes something what it is; the essential element of feature.

George Gordon, or Lord Byron

The Destruction of Sennacherib

Alfred, or Lord Tennyson

The Princess

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

poetry

The Romantic Age was primarily an age of _________________________.

prose

The Victorian Age was primarily an age of _________________________.

political; industrial; philosophical; poetic

The _________________________ revolutions against tyranny in America and France and the _________________________ Revolution in England, with its subsequent social and economic inequalities, motivated a(n) _________________________ revolution in England that emphasized the rights and potential of the individual and that logically resulted in a(n) _________________________ revolution in English literature.

empathy

The ability to feel with or experience another person's feelings.

prudence

The ability to judge soundly and to act sensibly.

pretension

The act of doing things to show off or make a good impression.

pantheism

The belief that God is not a distinct personality but that, instead, all forces and manifestations of the universe are God.

populace

The common people.

ambivalence

The condition of having conflicting feelings or attitudes about a person or thing or situation.

deprivation

The condition of lacking or losing something that is needed or desired.

impetus

The driving force behind a cause or movement.

philosophy

The general beliefs, attitudes, and ideas of an individual, group, or movement.

franchise

The right to vote.

intuition

The spontaneous understanding of something without using the reasoning process.

naiveté

The state of being unaffectedly simple or innocent.

wane

To decrease or dwindle.

luxuriate

To enjoy or indulge oneself.

imbue

To fill (the mind); to inspire.

innovate

To introduce new ideas or methods.

rejuvenate

To make young or new again.

juxtapose

To place side by side.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero

urbane

Very polite and elegant.

present; past

Victorian writers generally concentrated on the _______________ rather than the _______________.

tempestuous

Violent; turbulent.

prosperity; poverty; prudence; prose; poetry

What are five distinct characteristics of the Victorian Age?

He is larger than life, isolated from society, proud, suffering from unnamed sin, and is proud and cynical with a sadness beneath that.

What are five qualities of the Byronic hero?

He insisted on the freedom of the individual; he used himself as a subject of poetry; he loved nature and adventure; and he relied on emotional appeal.

What are four traits of romanticism displayed by Byron?

simplicity, mystery, romanticism, individualism, emotion, imagination, nature, and melancholy.

What are the eight major areas of emphasis that are characteristic of the romantic philosophy?

nature as physical beauty; nature as a type of divine presence; and nature as a source of emotional comfort, inspiration, and understanding

What are the three levels on which Wordsworth perceived nature?

Rich, imaginative power; spontaneous melody that reflects the intended mood; and beautiful language.

What are three characteristics of Shelley's lyrics?

The failure of the French Revolution, the death of his brother, and his inability to experience the passion of youth.

What are three of the factors that contributed to Wordsworth's disillusionment in the second period?

Good poetry is "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings."

What did William Wordsworth believe?

Byronic fever

What is Byron's greatest contribution to literature thought to be?

His lyrical and imaginative powers.

What is Shelley known for?

The Princess

What is Sweet and Low from?

that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of feelings.

What is Wordsworth's theory?

optimistic

What is a word that could characterize the first half of the Victorian Age?

novel

What is the dominant literary form of the Victorian Age usually considered to be?

the poet's feeling or emotion

What is the essence of a lyric?

Dorthy

What is the name of Wordsworth's sister?

Arthur Hallam

What is the name of the young man to whom Tennyson dedicated "In Memoriam" to?

dogmatic opinions

What kind of opinions did Keats avoid forming?

the perfection of the dramatic monologue

What was Browning's greatest technical contribution to poverty?

George Eliot

What was Mary Ann Evans' pen name?

Pauline

What was Robert Browning's first work?

a religious revolution

What was one type of Revolution that is not directly linked to the romantic movement in England?

A magnificent tribute to the progress and prosperity resulting from the Industrial Revolution that was held in England in 1851.

What was the "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations?"

Basically a revolt of the oppressed common people and peasants against the ruling class of aristocrats.

What was the French Revolution?

novel

What was the dominant literary form of the Victorian Age?

essay

What was the dominant prose form of Victorian literature?

It plunged Tennyson into years of grief and the questioning that often accompanies the bewilderment created by death, especially the sudden death of a young person.

What was the effect of Arthur Hallam's death on Tennyson?

to reform the Anglican Church

What was the primary goal of the Oxford Movement?

1892

What year did Alfred, or Lord Tennyson, die?

1847

What year did Elizabeth Barrett Browning die?

1824

What year did George Gordon, or Lord Byron, die?

1889

What year did Gerald Manley Hopkins die?

1822

What year did Percy Bysshe Shelley die?

1889

What year did Robert Browning die?

1834

What year did Samuel Taylor Coleridge die?

1850

What year did William Wordsworth die?

1850

What year marks the turning point in Tennyson's personal life?

1809

What year was Alfred, or Lord Tennyson, born?

1806

What year was Elizabeth Barrett Browning born?

1788

What year was George Gordon, or Lord Byron, born?

1844

What year was Gerald Manley Hopkins born?

1812

What year was Robert Browning born?

1772

What year was Samuel Taylor Coleridge born?

John Keats

When I Have Fears

in England in 1851

When and where was the "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations" held?

February 23, 1821

When did John Keats die?

when he traveled to France

When did Wordsworth first become committed to the revolutionary cause?

1911

When had England established herself as a democracy by?

October 31, 1795

When was John Keats born?

August 4th, 1792

When was Percy Bysshe Shelley born?

April 7, 1770

When was William Wordsworth born?

1789

When was the beginning of the French Revolution?

1867

When was the granting of the franchise, or right to vote, to urban laborers?

1832

When was the passing of the first reform bill in England?

1798

When was the publication of Lyrical Ballads?

1800

When was the publication of Wordsworth's Preface?

Rome

Where did Keats die?

England's picturesque Lake District

Where did Wordsworth grow up?

Robert Browning

Who admired Shelly as a young poet?

Gerald Manley Hopkins

Who called the rhythm of his (her) sonnets "sprung rhyme?"

Elizabeth Barret, a popular poet of the time

Who did Browning marry?

Alfred, or Lord Byron

Who is often regarded as the spokesman of the Victorian Age?

Gerald Manley Hopkins

Who is the poet known for his use of "sprung rhyme?"

George Gordon, or Lord Byron

Who is the poet who created the characters Childe Harold and Don Juan?

John Keats

Who is the romantic poet who died of tuberculosis at age twenty-five?

George Gordon, or Lord Byron

Who is the romantic poet who relied most heavily on satire and cynicism?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Who suffered from a spinal injury?

Gerald Manley Hopkins

Who used the sprung rhyme?

William Wordsworth

Who was a poet of the first generation of romantics who presented ordinary elements of life as extraordinary?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Who was a poet of the first generation of romantics who sought to take the extraordinary and illustrate what an ordinary reaction would be?

John Keats

Who was a poet of the second generation of romantic poets who avoided dogmatic opinions and considered alternatives?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Who was a poet well-known for his literary criticism?

George Gordon, or Lord Byron

Who was known for his creation of a specific larger-than-life hero?

the middle class

Who were most benefited from the Industrial Revolution?

because they had no voice in the government.

Why couldn't the lower class help to improve their conditions during the first half of the nineteenth century?

Because she was a capable sovereign and a dedicated wife and mother of nine children.

Why did Victoria's subjects love and respect her?

because it is too subjective.

Why is romantic poetry sometimes criticized?

The virtues of piety and proper social conduct.

With what was Victoria imbued as a child?

inauspicious

Without signs or promise of success or fortune.

conventional

Wordsworth's personal life and poetry in the second part of his career were more _________________________ than they formerly were.

early period

Wordsworth's poetry of the _________________________ is his best known.

industrious

Working conscientiously and consistently.

Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

neoclassicism

analysis

neoclassicism

artificiality

romanticism

ballads

neoclassicism

didactic poetry

romanticism

emotion

romanticism

individual

romanticism

intuition

romanticism

medieval

neoclassicism

objectivity

neoclassicism

reason

neoclassicism

restrictions

neoclassicism

rules

romanticism

simplicity

romanticism

spontaneity

neoclassicism

status

romanticism

subjectivity

romanticism

supernatural

neoclassicism

symmetry

neoclassicism

urbane