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
