Romantic Period and Restoration Period
"Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" How is the river personified?
"River Glidith at its own sweet will"
"Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" What type of writing is this?
Italian Style Sonnet
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Where are they traveling?
South Pole
papal; papists refers to
catholics
what is written on a tombstone
epitaph
"She Walks in Beauty" Which line consists of a simile?
1
What was the Romantic period partly inspired by?
French Revolution of 1789 and the works of French and German writers
"She Walks in Beauty" Who is the author?
George Gordon/Lord Byron
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" Who is the author?
John Keats
"Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" What is the subject of the poem?
London
The evangelical revival led by John and Charles Wesley led to the formation of a new domination. Identify the new group and tell to whom it chiefly appealed and why
Methodist, appealed to those who were looking for social reform
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" You can infer that the three men the speaker refers to in lines 57-60 are
Milton, Cromwell, Hampton
What 3 literary periods made up the Restoration period?
Neoclassical Age, The Age of Johnson, Early Romantic
"Ozymandias" Who is the author?
Percy Shelley
Two major disasters occurred during the reign of Charles II. Identify the disasters and their dates and explain the change that the later disaster initiated.
The great plague in 1665 causing to clean up urban areas The great fire of 1666
What is NOT a major historical event from the Romantic period? a: the renaissance b: napolean bonaparte became emperor of France c: england was at war with france d: population increased in urban areas
a
"Ozymandias" In the poem the monument to Ozymandias is:
a statue that is now in ruins
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" Lines 21-24 of the elegy present the observation that death
affects everybody
what is an advantage of laissez faire?
allows for a better free market
"A Modest Proposal" The narrator assumes the character of
an economic planner who has thought out well
"She Walks in Beauty" Which word in the poem means the woman's appearance?
aspect
Which of the following is not a writer of the second generation romantic poets? a: John Keats b: Sam Adams c: Percy Shelley d: George Gordon/Lord Byron
b
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" What message does the urn tell?
beauty is truth, truth is beauty
"A Modest Proposal" The narrator claims that landlords will benefit from his proposal
because they will get there rent
romantic lyric poetry revealed passionate and heartfelt _______
beliefs
"A Modest Proposal" Swift uses irony to
catch our attention
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" What are the speakers ideas about graveyard markers?
don't adequately tell about the people buried there
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" Restate lines 29-32
don't look down on the jobs because of their station and economic status
Romantic means all of the following except... a: a fascination with youthful innocence b: a turn to inner world that is more magical than industrialized world c: a period of idealism in which people questioned authority d: implies an awareness of social change e: the feelings with a significant other
e
"Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" What time of day?
early in the morning
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" According to the speaker, what kept some people buried in the cemetery from become great leaders or poets?
education/knowledge, their economic status
extended meditative poem in which the speaker reflects on death
elegy
"A Modest Proposal" Satirizes...
english policy in Ireland
"She Walks in Beauty" Is an example of?
extended metaphor
"She Walks in Beauty" What does the speaker find so beautiful about the woman?
eyes, smile, innocence, mind, hair
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" According to the epitaph, why is the speaker of the poem like the others buried in the church yard?
fortune and fame unknown
"A Modest Proposal" Tone of the poem is
harsh
"A Modest Proposal" The narrator claims to have no personal motive behind his proposal because
he has a son who is too old (9) and his wife can't have any more children
"She Walks in Beauty" What is the interaction between the speaker and the woman?
he is observing her
For the romantic poets, nature is a force that acts on the __________
human mind
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" The couple is frozen:
in a near kiss
Describe how the literacy of the growing middle class affected the situation of writers during this period
increase in journalism and essays, stories that were easy to read and dealt with "real life", essays that made fun of the government
private owners took over communal farming areas
industrial revolution
"She Walks in Beauty" The speaker thinks that the woman's beauty reflects her
inner peace, inner beauty
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" The speaker feels that the urn
is always going to be around, out last us all, define time
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" According to the speaker, what is a benefit of a life of poverty?
kept some people from a life of crime
there is very little government interference in economic policy
laissez faire
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" The priest is portrayed:
leading an animal to sacrifice
"A Modest Proposal" Outcomes anticipated by the narrator:
lessen number of papists, help the economy
What marked the beginning of the Romantic period?
lyrical ballads
compares two things that are essentially unlike
metaphor
"Ozymandias" What does trunkless legs mean?
no torso
a single, complex lyric that develops a single dignified theme... many odes praise people or elements
ode
What marks the end of the romantic period?
parliamentary reforms of 1832
"She Walks in Beauty" How does the speaker describe her mind?
peaceful innocent
"A Modest Proposal" What does Swift offer as a serious solution to Ireland's problems?
properly taxing people, use our own goods, don't buy foreign goods, be frugal, landlords be merciful, shopkeepers honest
What is the romantic period generally associated with?
publication of Lyrical Ballads
to what event in English history does the term restoration refer?
restoring charles II to the throne
uses natural terms to describe an urban setting
romantic imagery
"A Modest Proposal" Swift's attitude -
sarcastic, harsh
"A Modest Proposal" Swift's main persuasive technique is
satire
"A Modest Proposal" This work is a
satirical essay
"Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" How is London personified?
sleeping
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" The painting of the couple on the urn reminds the speaker of...
someone trying to win something
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" Describe the speaker
someone who is walking through a graveyard thinking about those who have died
"Ozymandias" This poem is written in the form of a ________
sonnet
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" The speaker claims that melodies that are never heard are:
sweeter than the ones we hear
Explain why lyric poetry fell into disuse for much of the period
the middle class didn't like it, it was too hard to understand
1660-1798
the restoration
"Ozymandias" the traveler believes
the sculptor understood Ozymandias' own arrogance
Why has this period been called "The Age of Reason"?
the time of scientific experiments and reasoning
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" Who is the speaker talking to?
the urn
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" What is the theme?
there is great blessing in loving all creatures big and small
"Ozymandias" Ironically Ozymandias had expected
to be great forever
"Ozymandias" Who speaks in the poem?
traveler, narrator, ozymandias
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" A major shift in the focus of the poem occurs in lines 93-94 when the speaker addresses whom?
turns towards the audience
The French Revolution is generally considered to have changed the eighteenth century dramatically by raising ___________ in England.
uncertainties
what is a disadvantage of laissez faire?
unfair business practices/monopolies
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" In the first two lines of the poem, what kinds of images does Keats use as metaphors for the urn?
unravished bride, foster-child, sylvan-historian
"She Walks in Beauty" The defining characteristic of simile is-
uses like or as
"Ozymandias" The traveler describes the statue of Ozymandias as _____________
vast and trunkless legs
to say one thing but mean another
verbal irony
"Ozymandias" The face of Ozymandias-
visage, wrinkled lip, frown, sheer, half sunk, shattered
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" What do lines 89-90 suggest about death?
we hope our death causes someone to mourn for us
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" In the first stanza the speaker wants to know:
what is this urn and what are these tales that it tells
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" In the poem's last five lines the speaker imagines the urn:
will continue to speak the message to the man
"Ozymandias" The central idea of the poem:
you're only great for a season, you won't be remembered
