English IV 1142 Self Test
British preacher Charles Spurgeon was affectionately known as "..."
"Prince of Preachers"
A ... is a poem of fourteen lines
sonnet
... wrote Black Beauty, a children's story about a horse
Anna Sewell
"Oh, to be in ... Now that April's there"
England
Tennyson wrote famous works in the ... known as the idyll
genre
A literary genre written to convey a strong mental picture is the ...
idyll
The ..., meaning "a little picture" was developed by the Greeks
idyll
The volume had leather binding and fine gold along its ...
marge
"Book by book, Tennyson takes the reader from the mysterious beginnings of Arthur's kingdom to its melancholy demise" is a topic sentence for an answer to an essay question requiring one to ... Tennyson's Idylls of the King
summarize
the ... states the main point in simple terms and provides guidance for accurately answering an essay question
thesis statement
... waters along a shoreline usually indicate a low tide
turbid
In days of ..., King Arthur ruled a kingdom called Camelot
yore
During the Victorian Age, the British Empire was at its ...
zenith
The topic sentence of an answer to an essay question requiring one to discuss Spurgeon's view of eccentricity, as found in Eccentric Preachers, could be
Charles Surgeon believed one's view of eccentricity depends entirely on one's ideas of what constitutes normal behavior
A topic sentence of an essay question requiring one to contrast two poets might be
Matthew Arnold and Robert Browning viewed life through two very different sets of eyes
Unlike Matthew Arnold, Robert Browning was ... poet who was convinced of the reality of God's love
an optimistic
One of the false "isms" attacking the Christian faith in Victorian times was ...- the belief that God does not exist
atheism
The ... is the key to understanding the particular kind of written response required by an essay question
command term
Darwin and a ... of colleagues provoked untold controversy
coterie
A poetic genre on the subject of death is an ...
elegy
Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, faith, meekness, and temperance are evidences of the ... in a Chrisitian's life
fruit of the Spirit
Termed ... literature, the limerick showed the lighter side of Victorian writers
nonsense
Havergal and Bonar were ... in the Victorian Age
poet-hymnists
The ... Camelot was a surly king called Sir Kay
seneschal
From a ... on the English coast, one can see French territory
shingle
An example of padding in an essay discussing humor in Victorian literature might be ...
Dr. Samuel Johnson was somewhat of a humorist in his day
Das Kapital, the definitive book on communism, was authored by ...
Kark Marx
Like ..., Edward Lear was a writer of nonsense literature
Lewis Carroll
The thesis of an essay question requiring one to summarize Robert Browning's view on death might be
Robert Browning believed in facing death with boldness
Russian gunners aimed their guns to ... the British regiment
decimate
"Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and ..."
die
Most people saw Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Caroll) only as a brilliant but ... Cambridge mathematician
diffident
... is repeated or irrelevant material in response to an essay question
padding
The life of Robert Browning was a ... for many Victorians looking for faith in an age of increasing faatihlessness
paradigm
The word "spark" is a ... formed by joining the words, "sport" and "work"
portmanteau
"More things are wrought by ... Than this world dreams of "
prayer
"Written during an age of growing faithlessness, the hymn inspired many Victorians to seek God's best for their lives" is a topic sentence for an answer to an essay question requiring one to ...
relate the impact of Havergal's "Take My Life"
Discerning listeners are not persuaded by politicians using ... and empty promises to win votes
rhetoric
Gareth and his kitchen mates gathered to enjoy a ...
roundelay