English final

which of the following lines from the lady of shalott is the best evidence to support the poet's message that the lady is doomed

"She knows not what the curse may be,"

what image from the hollow men suggests the corruption of modern life

"this broken jaw of our lost kingdoms" line 56

why many the lady in the lady of shalott not leaver her island

A curse is on her that forbids her doing so

in Jane Eyre, what is Lowood

A strict boarding school for girls and young women without title or money

who does "when you are old" address?

A women that the speaker once loved Getting old

Why are the Magi no longer at ease when they return to their kingdoms?

Because Jesus was born and it changed their life's and faith and knew what heroid was doing (killing baby)

In hard times, why does Gradgrind insist that Sissy Jupe's father is a veterinary surgeon and not just a rider of horses?

Because a veterinary surgeon is more specific and sophisticated and practical where riding horses is more on the pleaser side of things

According to Helen in Jane Eyre, why is Miss Scatcherd severe with her?

Because she does not like the faults she sees in Helen so she points them out to her so she can help her fix them

how does the long description of sir lancelot make the knight seem like the real-life embodiment of a vision

Because the description is long, poetic, romanticized, and makes him seem larger than life.

according to the speaker in Preludes, what happens in the morning

Beer, coffee stands, sawdust trampled street, muddy feet. People carry on with their masquerades

SONNET 43

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

In Hard times, what does Thomas Gradgrind's name suggest

Forcing these ideals into the heads of his students

To whom is "Recessional" addressed?

God

through what does yeat's belief in a cyclic theory of world history reveal itself in the 2nd coming

Images of circling and completion

MY LAST DUCHESS

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In section 1, what idea does the speaker say he once held as truth but now doubts?

Men could elevate themselves above grief, (later he sees you must appreciate the value of departed/ grief). The speaker has thought men could learn from and elevate themselves through their losses

what does the allusion to "Mistah Kurtz" in "the hollow men" imply

One may become hollow by living among hollow men

What is the "recessional" to which the title "recessional" refers?

Part of the parade connected with Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and the possible decline of the British Empire. The possible decline of the British empire

in Sonnet 43, the speaker's references to "old griefs", "childhood's faith," and "lost saints" suggest that love reinterprets what?

Reinterprets the emotion of the past

HONORS IN MEMORIAM A.H.H

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in Jane Eyre, what do Helen's words mean? ... degradation never too deeply disgusts me, injustice never crunches me too low: i live in calm, looking to the end

She doesn't let thing affect her because she thinks about how none of that matters in heaven

given this description of lancelot, explain why the lady might be said to leaver her room in pursuit of her visions

She was tired of living under a curse and wasn't living.

Who is the speaker in "my last duchess" addressing

Someone who's in the count (royalty, noble) service Talking to the agent of the count. The duke is after the women, the counts daughter Arranged marriages

What Modernist concern stemming from World War I and other early twentieth-century challenges does the speaker in "Journey of the Magi" express?

Spiritual distress

JOURNEY OF THE MAGI

T.S. Eliot

what is the central message of the second coming

That society is decaying and a rebirth, which is the second coming, will happen. A dark future will foreshadowed by the violence by the present

the informal, slightly disrespectful mood of the widow at windsoe helps lead reAaders to the poem's theme which is that

The Empire is great, but greatness comes with a price

by what place is the speaker standing in section 7

The dark house where his friend used to live He is standing by the house where his friend had lived

what is the theme of In memoriam, AHH?

The endurance of love beyond death

to what do kipling's words "we hold/ Dominion over palm and pine-" refer in "recessional"?

The extent of the British Empire

knowing Yeat's relationship with actress Maud Gonne helps explain why when you are old is about what?

The love of his life, but she did not return the love to him

Judging by the following lines, what inference can the reader draw about the speaker in "My Last Duchess"? The bough of cherries some officious fool / Broke in the orchard for her . . .

The officious fool is a guest that brought a gift to the hostess, the speaker is jealous, arrogant, patronizing

what can you infer about the speaker of when you are old

The person who wrote it wants you to think about what life is like when you are old and that they have experienced becoming old either personally or observing someone else. He is saddened by rejecting

what conclusion can you draw about the speaker from this passage? walk wide o' the widow at windsor, for 'alf o' creation she owns: we'ave bought 'er the same with the sword an' the flame, an' we've salted it down with out bones

The speaker is a soldier who serves in the Widow's army

From the details in "Dover Beach," what conclusion can you draw about the speaker's attitude about the "Sea of Faith"?

The speaker probably believes faith is like a mighty ocean. Faith is decreasing

what was Tennyson;s "In Memoriam, A.H.H." written to commemorate?

a dead close friend

to what new subject does the speaker turn in his last remark

his possessions

THE LADY OF SHALOTT

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to whom does the title of the widow at windsor refer

queen victoria

what idea does the passage that begins "here we go round the prickly pear" from "the hollow men" convey

reputation

what is the best way to describe Miss Scatcherd as she is protrayed in Jane Eyre?

she is mean, critical, cruel

what can you infer about the speaker of Sonnet 43 from these lines? i love thee with a love i seemed to lose with my lost saints...

she values love more than religion

in what ways is the lady in the lady of shalott like an aritist

she weaves a magic web

one part of Tennyson's message in the lady of shalott is the _____ _______ of artist

soical isolation

what is sonnet 43 mainly about?

speakers love for beloves

what does the lady do after seeing sir lancelot in the mirror

stopped weaving. goes to look at him directly

who does the speaker of In Memoriam, AHH seem to be

tennyson himself

In hard times, who are the "little pitchers" waiting to be filled w/ facts?

the children

what aspect of the widow at windsor reveals the common nature of the speaker?

the dialect

In musee des beaux arts, what does Auden suggest in the statement the sun shone/ as it had to?

the people where pale so the sun shone on them

what does the theme of Sonnet 43 concern

the value of romantic love

How do the last two lines of this passage, taken from "Recessional", affect the mood of the stanza? God of out fathers, known of old-/ Lord of out

they create a sense of sincere desperation

what does the lady spend her time doing? why?

weaving

in the first stanza of Preludes, what setting is described?

winter, evening, six o'clock

HARD TIMES

Charles Dickens

JANE EYRE

Charlotte Bronte

What is Dickens purpose in hard times in describing Thomas Gradgrind as a "cannon loaded to the muzzle w/ facts" who will blow his students "clean out of the regions of childhood at one discharge"?

Close minded about his teaching and dickens didn't like that

contrast the facts that, in section 82, the speaker says do not anger him with the one fact that does

Death The speaker is not angered by the thought that his friends form or body has been destroyed or that the world has been robbed Of his friends virtues. His is angered that death has separated him from his best friend.

In Jane Eyre, what does Helen's conversation with Jane reveal about the institution in which they live?

Denies the kids self-respect and individuality

the speaker rejects this truth in favor of a new view of grief.

He argues that grief has to be embraced to see the figure of love

what does this change in subject reveal about his character?

He cares about what other people think of him, shallow, considers his wife an object like a piece of art

how did he respond to her behavior? where in the poem is this revealed?

He got rid of her, had her killed. Line 45 and 46

explain the paradox in line 57: "far off thou art, but ever nigh."

He is far away Although the friend is dead and his voice and physical presence are gone, the speaker feels close to his spirt at all times

what is the attitide of the speaker in the widow at windsor

He is respectful of her but realistic about his own role in the Widow's world. He knows the soldiers are going to die before the get to come home

in when you are old, what does the speaker's love of the pilgrim soul and the sorrows of your changing face mean?

He loved her when she was young and now still that she is getting wrinkled. Loved her for who she really was

Why is "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning considered a dramatic monologue?

He's the only one talking the whole time

How might you best describe the character of Helen Burns in Jane Eyre?

Helen does not fight back, humble, accomplishes the duties she is assigned

what feeling of idea does Eliot express in the final lines of preludes

Hopes about how maybe one day the human spirit might move beyond its derriey circumstances

in Hard Times, what is Dicken's purpose in describing the schoolmasters as being "turned out at the same time, in the same factory, on the same principles, like so many pianoforte legs?

If all teachers came from the same place they would all teach the same way.

what effect does the loss of his friend have on the sceen

It makes it stronger, the emotions The loss of his friend makes the scene bleak and empty

what does the fact that the lady dies before meeting Lancelot sugguest about her love for him?

It suggests that her love is unattainable, and impossible because of the curse. The "love" may also be her imagination. She feels that she will die.

What do repeated details in the poem "Journey of the Magi" reveal about the journey?

It was during the winter which was the worst time to travel. It's not comfortable

what does Eliot suggest about modern urban life w/ the images in this passage from preludes?

It's not pleasant, not clean, a lot of things broken, lonely, ugly

In Jane Eyre, what is the main difference between Helen and Jane?

Jane would fight back and stood up for herself and Helen accepts the criticism

in when you are old what do the following lines imply how many loves your moments of glad grace. and loved your beauty with love false or true

Looking back he loved her and a lot of other people liked her to so he is jealous

how does section 130 answer the speaker's one reason for anger in section 82

Lose Section 130 reconfigures the speakers complaint that death has put their "lives so far apart" into the idea that "far off thou art, but ever nigh."

briefly summarize the speaker's answers to her own question

Loves her beloved: Limits her soul can reach Day and night With all the passion she can feel

DOVER BEACH

Matthew Arnold

In form and content, "The Lady of Shalott" recalls what genre of literature from the past?

Medieval romances

what emotional words does Arnold use in the passage about the "sea of faith" to create mood

Melancholy, Withdrawing, Retreat. Create the emotion of the decreasing faith of the people

what does the lion body and the head of a man and the rocking cradle in the second coming symbolize?

Systems of philosophy alternating in power

PRELUDES

T.S. Eliot

In hard times, on what principle is Thomas Gradgrid's teaching style based?

Teaching boys and girls facts

in this section from hard times, Charles dickens is mainly criticizing

Teaching only facts and treat children like machines and don't care about creativity and imagination

What can a reader logically infer about the poet's beliefs from this passage? The sea of Faith was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore/ Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled./ but now i only hear/ its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,/ retreating, to the breath/ of the night wind, down the vast edges drear/ and Naken shingles of the world

The poet believes in God but he is losing his faith

How do the sensory images in the first two stanzas of "Dover Beach" create mood?

The rhythmic flow of the ocean's waves (tide) creates a peaceful mood

in the poem "recessional", what conclusion can you draw about the speaker's attitide from these lines? lo, all out pomp of yesterday/ is one with Nineveh and Tyre!

The speaker believes the greatness of Britain could all disappear just that of Nineveh and Tyre

what view of the world does the speaker of "Dover Beach" express?

The world does not contain joy or love or peace for those who dwell in it

why might an aritist share the complaint the lady makes in lines 71-72

They don't like it. Because she can't fully weave what she wants to see.

In Jane Eyre, what is Bronte's main purpose in describing Jane's meals and activities at Lowood?

They were small portions and often burned and didn't take good. Most of the food is horrible and didn't have indoor plumbing so the water that they did have was frozen meaning the place was really cold

paraphrase the final three line of "Dover Beach'?

We live in a confusing world guided by only themselves

what complaint does the speaker make about his first wife in lines 13-24

When people would come over, they had to bring a gift and his wife was too easily impressed, liked everything, she ranked the gift of his good name the same as every other gift

WHEN YOU ARE OLD

William Butler Yeats

what is the meaning of the following line in "in memoriam, A.H.H.? far off thou art, but ever nigh

although A.H.H is dead the speaker holds his memory close like he is still with him

who does the speaker of "In memoriam, A.H.H." meges the acceptance of _____ with ____________ of his friend

death love

in Hard times, why does Dickens have Gradgrind refer to Sissy Jupe as "girl number twenty"?

doesn't know them personally

what does the lady glimpse only "shadows of the world?"

her mirror

what question does the speaker ask?

how many ways does she love her beloves

give lines from "my last duchess; that reveal the speakers jealous personality

line 33-34 lines 43-45

what is the main idea of the hollow men

live meaning of hollow