Unit 21
What type of poem is "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" with its 19 lines, six stanzas, and structured rhyme scheme
It is a Villanelle
Which describes the meter of this poem
It is iambic pentameter
According to the highlighted passages in "A Cup of Tea," why does Rosemary take the strange girl home with her
It is like an adventure, a new thrill for her
What Modernist attitude does it portray
It portrays delusion - the Duchess attempts to delude the Jeweller
What is the effect of Woolfs short, abrupt, "layered syntax"
It reflects the disjointed, abruptly changing world of the Modernist writers
What does the highlighted passage tell us about the character, Rosemary
It tells us that Rosemary is a self-centered person
One of the effects of World War I on British literature was
It was no longer isolated. It became interconnected with literature from other countries
What was the political status of Ireland after it's 1916 rebellion against England
It's split into entities - the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
According to the highlighted passage in "A Cup of Tea," what is the reason Rosemary takes the strange girl home with her
To please herself
In "The Duchess and the Jeweller" which best describes the speakers attitude towards the Duchess and the Jeweller
Amusement, knowing
Which best describes the effect of the dismantling of the British Empire on Britain
Contraction
Which is the best paraphrase of the highlighted section of "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
Father, as you stand near death, for my sake fight to stay alive
Which best describes the relationship of the Duchess and the Jeweller
"...friends, yet enemies... each cheated the other, each needed the other, each feared the other."
What word choice indicates that Oliver is preoccupied with what others think of him
"Proper" allowance, "discreet" net, "right" brandies, "fashionable" cars
Why did British Modernist writers question reality
After World War I, everything around them was foreign, give them nothing from the past to hold to
What Modernist literary characteristics are evident in the highlighted passage of "The Duchess and the Jeweller"
A disjointed, stream-of-consciousness writing style
What was one of the devastating effects of World War I on human life
Advancement in weaponry development: machine guns, mustard gas
At the end of the Victorian era and the turn of the 20th century, Britain's dominance, power, and influence could best be described as
At its peak
What words characterize the poets tone regarding facing death
Blaze, curse, fierce, rage
Which best describes the political/social climate of the world immediately after World War I
Chaotic
What is the best characterization of the effect on British writers of the dismantling of the British Empire
Disorienting
Which best describes the speakers feelings about his fathers apparent imminent death
Distraught, pleading
Which of these poetic devices do you find in the highlighted lines of "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
Enjambment
What was the time period of the dismantling of the British Empire
From the 1920s to 1997
According to the poem, which men "do not go gentle into that good night"
Good men and wild men
Which best describes the effect that both the industrial revolution in and War I had on British culture
Great upheaval
What is the tone the poet sets in these lines: "Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray."
He sets a tone of fighting back - - "fierce tears"
Who is the speaker of this poem addressing
His father
What three political figures rose to power after World War I that would precipitate World War II
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini
The last vestige of the British Empire was dismantled in 1997 by what action
Hong Kong was given back to Chinese control
The conflict of the Irish Question and post World War I and II writers had a what affect
It added to the conflict in turmoil of the Post Modern era writers
What clues that the title of this poem and give us to the tone of the piece
It indicates a tone of trouble or grave concern
Why did the world during the Modernist era between World War I and II feel so foreign to British writers
Life and technology has changed so much and was moving so quickly
What symbols for life and death does Thomas use in "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
Light and dark; meteors and night
Which might be a source for all of us discontent in spite of his wealth and success
Mademoiselle picked a rose every morning and stuck it in his buttonhole; then she married Pedder
What Irish event create a turmoil for Britain in 1916 amidst World War I
Many men in Dublin rebelled against the British
The Victorian era in British history gave way to the _________, which is marked roughly from 1901 to 1945
Modern era
What effect did the World Wars in the Industrial Age have on the writing of Modernist authors
Modernist writing rejected the order, the sequence, and the completion of previous eras
Which best characterizes the difference in the financial status of the Jeweler and the Duchess
Oliver has wealth but not the perception of it; the d Duchess has the perception but not the wealth
What is the significance in symbolism of Woolf's reference to the truffles
Oliver is looking for something out of his reach that will turn out rotten if he ever gets it
In the highlighted passage from "The Duchess and the Jeweller," Virginia Woolf describe the Duchess as a ______ and a ____
Parasol, peacock
Most of the members of the former British Empire now have _________ relationship with Britain
Partnering
Modernist writers made a point that human nature was disjointed by showing
People as both hero and villain, certain and confused
What figure of speech does Woolf use in the highlighted passage from "The Duchess and the Jeweller"
Personification
What literary device do you find in the highlighted lines
Personification
Which best describes the tone of the highlighted passage of "A Cup of Tea"
Playfully sarcastic
Besides governing it's empire, Britain also felt a duty to
Protect it
Which type of fiction is Virginia Woolf known for
Psychological fiction
The Victorian era in British history ended about 1901 with the end of the reign of
Queen Victoria
Which best describes the modernist departure from the order in form of past writing styles
Radical
Which words does Thomas used to convey his strong feelings about this topic
Rage, rage
For Modernist writers, the common structures of writing such a subject, form, and approach were
Rejected
According to the highlighted text, what reasons does Rosemary give Phillip for wanting to take care of the strange girl
Rosemary has read about people helping others and wants to try it herself
What irony do you see in the highlighted passage from "A Cup of Tea"
Rosemary thought the girl was being rude when it was really Rosemary that was rude and judgmental
Although "A Cup of Tea" is in third person omniscient point of view, who's perspective do we mostly see
Rosemarys
How does Woolf convey that Oliver is well off
She describes his flat, which looked down upon "fashionable cars"
What is Rosemarys object in a relationship with others - - her husband, the artist, the girl
She uses others to promote herself
What literary device does the poet using this line "Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay"
Simile
The effect of World War I on Britain was so great that it was called
The Great War
Virginia Woolf is a noted writer of which Post-World War literary movement
The Modernist Movement
The Modernist era of British literature covers approximately what tumultuous time period
The Modernist era covers the time from World War I up to World War II
One of the Modernist elements in Katherine Mansfield's "A Cup of Tea" is
The author doesn't reveal all the details of the ending believes it to be inferred by the reader
Which best describes the change in a relationship between Britain in the members of the former British Empire
They changed from "possessions" to "partners"
Why did the Irish refuse to help Britain in the World Wars
They felt like unwilling subjects of Britain, coerced to help
What characteristics of the Post Modern literary period do the standards of the poem reveal
The characteristic of not excepting things the way they are - "Doo not go gentle....."
Which best describes the reason World War I became a "world" war
The domino effect - countries aligned with each other join the fight
Which of these had the greatest influence on the decline of Britain's dominion and power at the turn of the 20th century
The industrial revolution and World War I
An important event taking place during the post World War decolonization of the British Empire abroad was
The local decolonization issue - - the question of Irish independence
What is unusual about the form of this poem
The speaker is addressing a person outside the poem
What aspect of Modernism tone is apparent in the highlighted passage from "A Cup of Tea"
The tone is informal, conversational, different from the more formal tone of past eras
Some British writers who did not fight in World War I were still directly affected by it because
They were reporters are otherwise direct witnesses of it
Which is the best paraphrase of the following line from the poem: "Though wise men at their end know dark is right"
Though wise men know that death is right and natural
The defining military trait of World War I is
Trench warfare
Which best describes the effects of World War I and the Industrial Age on the attitudes a British writers
Uncertainty, discomfort
What do we learn about Rosemary's relationship with the artists in the highlighted section of "A Cup of Tea"
We learned that Rosemary is using them to build her own prestige
What characteristic of Modernist writing do we see in this highlighted section of "A Cup of Tea"
We see disjointed structure - a mix of description, opinion, and conversation
What difference regarding fate do we see in this piece compared to the epic poem Beowulf
We see fighting fate in this piece as opposed to accepting fate in Beowulf
The effect of the 1929 stock market crash in America was
Worldwide depression
Which best describes the effect of World War I on the Modernist writers
Worry, concern, panic
