Unit 16

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How long did the war between France and Britain last

25 years

What stanza format is used by William Blake in "The Chimney Sweeper"

6 quatrains

Select the lines that most successfully paraphrases "The Chimney Sweeper"

A chimney sweeping child suffers. He believes he will be happy in the afterlife

To whom is the speaker referring when he says, "Did He smile His work to see?/Did He who made the lamb make thee?"

A creator

To what is Blake literally referring in the following line of "The Tyger": "What immortal hand or eye/could frame thy fearful symmetry?"

A creator of God

Identify the most successful paraphrase of "To a Mouse"

A farmer runs over a mouse nest. He pities the mouse, but then decided it's better off than he is

To what does the narrator compare Tom Dacre's head in "The Chimney Sweeper"

A lamb's back

What major shift as demonstrated in "To a Louse"

A shift from observing to philosophizing

Which of the following is NOT a shift which appears in "The Chimney Sweeper"

A shift from one narrator to another narrator

What is the rhyme scheme in "To a Mouse"

AAABAB

What rhyme scheme does burns use in "To a Louse"

AAABAB

What rhyme scheme is used in William Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper"

AABB

Which of the following correctly identifies the rhyme scheme used in William Blake's "The Tyger"

AABB

What literary device is used in the following line from Blake's "The Tyger" "In what distant deeps or skies"

Alliteration

The speaker's questioning of the Tyger is an example of what literary device

Apostrophe

What literary devices exemplified by the speaker addressing the louse

Apostrophe

Which of the following best describes the sources of conflict for England during this period

Both internal and external conflicts

Why were children employed as chimney strippers

Children were small enough to fit in a chimney

Based on the last stanza Burn's poem, for which of the following was the louse likely symbolic

Commonalities among people, as we see ourselves as others see us

What was the punishment for a worker intentionally destroying a machine

Death

The fact that the reader knows that the woman has a louse on her hat but she herself does not know is an example of what literary device

Dramatic irony

What is one effect of the Industrial Revolution which contributed to the rise of Romanticism

Economic disparity increased

What kind of rhyme does Blake most frequently use in "The Tyger"

End rhyme

Which of the following accurately describes life during the time of revolution

Filthy

Writers in the Neoclassical time period revered the previous writings of which cultures

Greek & Roman

What effect is Blake create in "The Chimney Sweeper" by repeating "weep! weep! weep! weep!"

He emphasizes the youth and innocent of the sweepers

What was one consequence of Robert Burns early death at age 37

He had a outpouring of significant poetry in a short period of time

What does it mean to say that individual was a "transitional" writer

He or she was a part of the transition from one period or style of writing to another

Which of the following was NOT true of William Blake

He strictly adhered to set poetic forms

What happened to Napoleon after his initial defeat

He was exiled

Which most accurately describes the early education of Robert Burns

He was homeschooled by his father

Which of the following is true of Robert Burns career

He worked himself into an early grave

To what is Blake symbolically referring in the following lines: "On what wings dare he aspire/What the hand dare seize the fire"

Inspiration

What literary device is used in these final lines of "The Chimney Sweeper": "Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm;/So if all do their duty they need not fear harm"

Irony

What criticism does the speaker make of the louse

It chose someone of too high a social class to feed on

What was the purpose of the Acts of Union being passed in 1800

It made Ireland a part of the United Kingdom

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romanticism in "To a Mouse"

It maintains a strict and consistent meter

For which of the following was William Blake's writing known

It manipulated form

Which of the following is true of Early Romanticism

It set the stage for Romantic ideals

Why did it benefit England to make Ireland part of the United Kingdom

It stopped the rebellious Irishman who were trying to invade the isles

Which of the following is not a characteristics of Romanticism present in Blake's "They Tyger"

It uses strict iambic pentameter

Which of the statements does NOT embody a theme found in "To a Mouse"

Man is greatly superior to the simplicities of nature

Which of these statements does NOT embody a theme found in "To a Mouse"

Man is greatly superior to the simplicities of nature

From what does Robert Burns use clothes to symbolize

Masking the true self

Where did William Blake write many of his poems

On engraved metal plates

How did Parliament respond to the negative affects of industrialization

Parliament failed to address the world issues

What kind of standard format does Blake use in "The Tyger"

Quatrains

Which of the following best replays a theme found in "The Chimney Sweeper"

Religion can be a comfort during hardship

Which revolt was inspiration for the Romantics

Revolutions of their present time

Who among the following writers was an Early Romantic

Robert Burns

Which Early Romantic poets followed Thomas Gray

Robert Burns & William Blake

Which era followed the Neoclassical time period in England

Romantic Era

How did the meter of Romantic writers vary from Neoclassical riders

Romantic riders preferred trochaic meter

In what language did Robert Burns write in

Scottish Dialect

Which of the following writers was not a part of the Romantic period

Sir Walter Raleigh

What tone is portrayed by William Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper"

Solemn yet promising

Which of the following is a change that Romantics made to the poetry when compared to the Beoclassical writers

Structural changes

What aspect of geography insulated England from the influence of the war

The English Channel

Which to revolutions specifically contributed to the intense feelings that inspired Romanticism

The French Revolution and the American Revolution

Which country did France invade in the late 1700s

The Netherlands

Which of the following is a theme demonstrated in Blake's "The Tyger"

The artist must be appreciated as a creator

Which is true of the meter used in William Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper"

The meter is a mix of anapestic and iambic verse

In what way does the speaker realize the mouse is like man

The mouse experiences unpredictable events

What problem did the Corn Law cause during this period

The price of corn was inflated

The perspective from a Neoclassical writer would focus on _______ whereas the Romantic perspective would focus on _______

The scientific; emotional contemplation

Identify the best paraphrase of Blake's "The Tyger"

The speaker asks questions about the Tygers origins. No answers are received

What can one infer from the full title of Robert Burns' "To a Louse On Seeing One on a Lady's Bonnet at Church"

The speaker is going to address a bug on a lady's hat

What can the reader infer from the title of "The Tyger"

The speaker is referring to a specific or symbolic tiger

Which of the following is an appropriate paraphrase of "To a Louse"

The speaker rebukes a bug on a lady's hat for not choosing a humbler host. One should see oneself

Which of the following best describes the criminal justice system in the time of revolution

The system is extremely harsh

Which concept of Romanticism is highlighted by featuring a louse in the poem

The writer uses something simple to highlight a much bigger message

How did Industrialism influence romantic writers

They addressed concerns how mechanization might ruin man's relationship with nature

What was the British government's general attitude toward regulation during industrialization

They avoided placing additional regulations

What problems at the Industrial areas in the North and West experience in regard to Parliament

They had no representation

Which best describes how Romantics were impacted by the war with France

They insulated themselves from the war, helping to keep Romanticism going

Which of the following was NOT typical of a child chimney sweeper

They lived very comfortably

Which author inspired Romanticism

Thomas Gray

Which of the following Early Romantic writers predated Robert Burns

Thomas Gray

Who was the most well-known transitional poet between the Neoclassical period and the Romantic period

Thomas Gray

Which statement best represents a theme found in "To a Louse"

To understand oneself, see yourself as other see you

What kind of meter is most frequently used in "To a Louse"

Trochaic dimeter and tetrameter

Which of the following was considered a Post-War problem for Britain

Troops returned home to no jobs

At what battle was Napoleon defeated for the second time

Waterloo


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