Romantic and Victorian Poetry

Analyze the rhyme scheme of the third section of "Ode to the West Wind" (Assume that "thou" rhymes with "below."). Type the appropriate letter in the box to the right of each line. "Ode to the West Wind"

a b a b c b c d c d e d e e

Determine the rhyme scheme of "London, 1802" by typing the appropriate letters in the box to the right of each line. "London, 1802"

a b b a a b b a c d d e c e

Determine the rhyme scheme of "It Is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free" by typing the appropriate letters in the box to the right of each line. (Note: "thought" and "not" DO rhyme.) "It is a Beauteous Evening. Calm and Free"

a b b a a c c a d e f d f e

Select all that apply. The images Hopkins uses to symbolize the Holy Spirit in the last two lines, present the Spirit as: _____.

a bird hovering over the world like a mother bird over her brood a bird with bright wing a large bird, with warm breast

Select all that apply. The setting of "It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free" is _____.

a calm evening sunset a quiet, tranquil scene

The metaphor of Line 20 emphasizes the exquisite beauty of springtime in England by comparing springtime in Italy to _____.

a gaudy melon flower

Which of the following served as an impetus for Romanticism taking root in 19th-century England?

a rebellion against the eighteenth century's neoclassical emphasis on rules, reason, and restraint

In "God's Grandeur," the poet symbolizes the alienation of man from the earth with the image of ___

a shoe

The rhyme scheme of the first stanza of "A Child Asleep" is _____.

ababb

What is the traditional rhyme scheme of the octave of an Italian sonnet?

abba/abba

Analyze the rhyme scheme of "God's Grandeur" by typing appropriate letter into the box at the end of each line. "God's Grandeur"

abbaabbacdcdcd

Staccato means _____.

abrupt; disconnected

According to Wordsworth's Preface, a poet creates a poem _____.

after meditating on the subject

According to the Romantic theory, a poet creates a poem

after meditating on the subject

Browning developed the dramatic monologue

all

In which lines of "A Thought For A Lonely Death-Bed" does Elizabeth Barrett Browning describe the loneliness of the deathbed?

all

To prevent a bloody, violent revolution, England implemented _____.

all

Click on the box to choose the sound device used in three words in line 63 below. "And feed on bitter fruits without accusing Fate."

alliteration

The poetic device that poets in romantic period relied on most heavily to create specific moods and musical effects is

alliteration

In the sestet, Keats compares himself to _____.

an astronomer and an explorer

The rhythm of "The Destruction of Sennacherib" is _____.

anapestic

In addressing the West Wind in "Ode to the West Wind", Shelley used the literary technique of

apostrophe

In the first two lines of Stanzas 1 and 4 of "Break, Break, Break," Tennyson uses _____.

apostrophe

What best completes this statement about "London, 1802?" In addressing Milton, Wordsworth uses the literary technique of _____.

apostrophe

Type an "x" next to each sound device that Coleridge uses in Line 25 to create a musical effect.

assonance alliteration

Type an "x" next to each sound device that Coleridge uses in Line 6 to create a musical effect.

assonance alliteration

Type an "x" next to each sound device that Coleridge uses in line 17 to create a musical effect.

assonance alliteration

Identify three characteristics of Shelley's lyrics.

beautiful language spontaneous melody that reflects the intended mood rich, imaginative power

What is the theme of Ode to a Grecian Urn?

beauty is eternal

Why did Victoria's subjects love and respect her?

because she was a capable sovereign and a dedicated wife and mother

In "Ode to the West Wind", the West Wind is

both a destroyer and a preserver of life

England's poverty during the nineteenth century was one of _____.

both material and spiritual deprivation

In "Flower in the Crannied Wall," the poet expresses a wish to understand better the mystery of ____

both natural and supernatural life

Which of these symbols appears in Robert Browning's "Home Thoughts, from Abroad"?

both the buttercup and melon flower

Tennyson's implied answer to his question, " . . . shall he, Man . . . [after death] Be blown about the desert dust, Or sealed within the iron hills?" is _____.

cannot be determined

The "prayer" or wishes that Wordsworth makes for Dorothy in the last stanza include a(n): _____.

comfort later on from the experience when she experiences fear or pain remembrance of their visit to the place continued joy in the external beauty of nature

Complete the following sentence.______ character is composed of personality elements from several characters.

composite

The word ambivalence means _____

condition of having conflicting feelings or attitudes about a person or thing or situation

Identify five distinct characteristics of the Victorian Age.

conflict between science and religion Age of the Novel political, social, and spiritual poverty scientific progress material progress

Hopkins indicates that God will _____.

continue to care for the world though it neglects Him

Select all that apply. What three opportunities became more available to common people because of the Industrial Revolution?

cultural pursuits leisure time education

Which characteristic of Byron's style made him an atypical Romantic poet?

cynicism

In "It Is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free," Wordsworth speaks to his _____.

daughter

Check each description that characterizes Lucy.

dead lived in seclusion simple and common

Wane

decrease

Coleridge _____ graduate from Jesus College.

did not

Check each of the following characteristics of Keats' poetry that is not also a typical characteristic of romantic poetry.

did not give free reign to emotions did not advocate reform or revolution wrote about ancient Greek culture did not strive to communicate a philosophy of nature.

Which of the following best describes an abstract concept?

difficult to define not concrete

In lines 15 and 16 of "Ode to the West Wind", Shelley compares the wind's moving the clouds across the sky to the wind's _____.

driving the dead leaves across the earth

Select the word that best defines the italicized word. aridity

dullness

When Shelley says in Section III of "Ode to the West Wind" that the wind awakens the Mediterranean Sea that "saw in sleep" old palaces and sweet smelling flowers, he means that

during summer storms the sea had arisen and drowned these objects

What vowel does Tennyson use--for both its long and short sounds--to create the soothing effect of a lullaby in the second stanza?

e

Wordsworth's poetry of the _____ period is his best known.

early

Since the duke is about to make new marriage arrangements and expresses anger at his last duchess, it is likely that the duke _____.

either ordered her killed or killed her himself

Identify five areas of emphasis that are characteristic of English Romantic philosophy.

emotion simplicity individualism nature imagination

Check each phrase that characterizes Neoclassicism.

emphasizes reason relies on social status and wealth to measure individual worth relies on analysis and study of the parts of a whole emphasizes rules views nature as a well functioning machine views the individual as a limited being

Check each phrase that characterizes Romanticism.

enjoys nature for its physical beauty views nature as a source of spiritual experiece relies on meditation and intuition emphasizes emotion

Selec t all that apply. Both Byron and Childe Harold respond to their view of the world by _____.

exiling themselves seeking refuge in nature

Check each characteristic related to Wordsworth.

explored the world of imagination believed that poetry depends on synthesis rather than analysis wrote about the common life self-disciplined

In the last line of Stanza 2, Keats tells us that the young maiden, though never united with her lover in real life, will remain forever "____"

fair

The essence of a lyric is the poet's _____.

feeling or emotion

Identify the phrase below from "Tintern Abbey" as evidence of the first, second, or third stage of development in man's relationship with nature. "coarser pleasure"

first stage: nature valued purely for its physical beauty

Identify the phrase below from "Tintern Abbey" as evidence of the first, second, or third stage of development in man's relationship with nature. "glad animal movements"

first stage: nature valued purely for its physical beauty

In the first three stanzas of "A Child Asleep", Browning associates ___ with a sleeping child

flower

Which of the following ideals is emphasized by Romanticism?

focus on that which is woeful or melancholy

The lower classes could not help improve their conditions during the first half of the nineteenth century because they _____.

had no voice in the government

The sense that Coleridge primarily appeals to through the imagery in lines 16 is

hearing

What best completes this statement about "London, 1802?" Wordsworth considers Milton to have been _____.

heroic

Wordsworth's early poems do not yet reflect which of his qualities?

his disillusionment with the outcome of the French Revolution

The fact that most upsets the Duke was that his last Duchess did not appreciate _____.

his title and heritage

Select all that apply. Mark each phrase that is characteristic of Coleridge's attitude in "Epitaph."

hopes for salvation through Christ Believes in life after death

The rhythm of the ottava rima Byron used in Don Juan is _____.

iambic

Check each phrase that characterizes Romanticism.

imitates medieval architecture enjoys the mysterious and strange prefers untamed nature to rule-conscious society expresses a tone of melancholy because time does not permit full realization of ideals renews interest in the ballad

Match the topic to the appropriate section from Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind". 1. the effect of the wind upon the dead leaves 2. the effect of the wind upon the clouds 3. the effect of the wind upon the seas 4. the poet's wish to feel the effects of the storm in his soul 5. the poet's hope to be one with the wind and renew the spirit of others through his poetry

in order

The first stanza of Lyric 56 indicates that nature is _____.

indifferent

Select all that apply. What are the points Shelley emphasizes in the first four stanzas of "Song to the Men of England"?

inequality in nineteenth-century England economic injustice in nineteenth-century England social ?

To introduce new ideas or methods is to be

innovative

Check four traits of Romanticism displayed by Byron.

insisted on freedom of the individual loved adventure used himself in his poetry relied on emotional appeal

What is Byron actually mocking in Stanzas 10 through 13 of Canto I in Don Juan?

intellectual pretentions? well educated moms

The contrast between Tennyson's grief and the images of joyful youth in the second stanza serves to _____.

intensify the emotional effect of Hallam's death

Childe Harold _____.

is bored with the meaningless pleasure of the world

Check five qualities of the Byronic hero.

isolated from society larger-than-life enjoys suffering haunted by unidentified sin moody, melancholy, cynical

England continued its support of the French Revolution until _____.

it became violent and chaotic

The Romantics regarded the American Revolution as _____.

justified because of its outcome

Check each characteristic related to Coleridge.

lacked persistence wrote about the supernatural not a prolific poet wrote specific and precise descriptions believed that poetry depends on synthesis rather than analysis explored the world of the imagination wrote literary criticism

Tennyson's wish in the first two lines of Lyric 55 is that _____.

life-after-death is a reality

Shelley calls the wind a "dirge" in lines 23 and 24 of "Ode to the West Wind" because it is a

life-taking winds

The simile of lines 18 through 23 of "Ode to the West Wind" compares the storm clouds that whip across the sky from the horizon to the zenith-to

locks of hair of a frenzied woman

What vowel sound does Tennyson repeat throughout the first stanza to create an effect characteristic of the wind?

long o

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet 43" primarily expresses

love

Select all that apply. The emotion(s) that caused Shelley to write "Ode to the West Wind" is/are

love and admiration for the wind intense desire to share the wind's strength joy sadness ?

The literary work that "formally" announced the establishment of the Romantic revolt in English poetry is ___

lyrical ballads

In the octave, Keats compares reading great literature to _____.

making great journeys

Myriad

many

According to Hopkins, people do not recognize the grandeur of God because they are too preoccupied with ___

material progress

Both Byron and Childe Harold find the world _____.

meaningless

Which five terms characterize romanticism?

medieval simplicity freedom and spontaneity individual emotion

Click on the box to choose the figure of speech demonstrated in lines 72-76 below. And life's enchanted cup but sparkles near the brim.His had been quaffed too quickly, and he foundThe dregs were wormwood; but he filled again,And from a purer fount, on holier ground,And deemed its spring perpetual; but in vain!

metaphor

The octave relies on Keats's use of _____.

metaphor

When Shelley called storm clouds "angels of rain and lightning" in line 18 of "Ode to the West Wind", he used

metaphor

When Shelley compares the poor and the rich to kinds of bees in "Song to the Men of England", he is using

metaphor

Choose the two figures of speech demonstrated in lines 11-12 below. And the waves bound beneath me as a steedThat knows his rider. Welcome to their roar!

metaphor simile

People who most benefited from the Industrial Revolution were the _____.

middle class

In "London, 1802," Wordsworth criticizes his own society and praises _____.

milton

The speaker in Lines 3 through 8 of Lyric 56 is _____.

nature

When did the Assyrians die?

night

The dominant literary form of the Victorian Age was the

novel

When you are difficult to understand you are

obscure

An ____ is a sign or symbol for something.

omen

Select all that apply. In a dramatic monologue: _____.

one person speaks to characters who do not respond verbally the speaker reveals his own personality and that of those to whom he speaks plot and conflict are found a definite setting and character development take place

The statue of Ozymandias that the traveler saw in the desert had ____

only legs standing a sneer a head half buried in the sand a wrinkled lip a frowning face

During winter, the "winged seeds" of line 7 in "Ode to the West Wind"

only seem dead but are revived by warm spring winds

The French Revolution was basically a revolt of the _____.

oppressed common people and peasants against the ruling class of aristocrats

"Ode to the West Wind" ends with a tone of

optimism

Click on the box to choose the figure of speech demonstrated in line 93 below. "The smoothness and the sheen of beauty's cheek,"

personification

The line "All will be gay when noontide wakes anew" is an example of _____.

personification

The revolution in England that emphasized the rights and potential of the individual was

philosophical

The three levels on which Wordsworth perceived nature were _____.

physical beauty source of emotional comfort, inspiration, and understanding type of divine presence

Victoria was imbued with what virtues as a child?

piety proper social conduct

The revolutions against tyranny in America and France were

political

Wordsworth's theory is that poetry is the spontaneous overflow of

powerful feelings

Which method of satire does Byron use in Stanzas 10 through 13 of Canto I in Don Juan?

praise-blame inversion

Select all that apply. In "Ode to the West Wind", the West Wind:

preserves and protects the seeds carries off the old, dead leaves

What are the three descriptive words Shelley uses to describe both himself and the West Wind in "Ode to the West Wind"?

proud tameless swift

Queen Victoria symbolizes the Victorian characteristic of ____

prudence

Wordsworth and Coleridge were close friends until they

quarreled

Keats's attitude toward death in the last three lines is one of ____

quiet acceptance

Byron believed the Romantics often sought such higher levels of meaning in nature that they forgot its simple _____.

reality

Which five terms characterize neoclassicism?

reason Greek artificiality social status rules and restrictions

To make something young or new again is to

rejuvenate it

One type of revolution that is not directly linked to the Romantic movement in England is a(n)

religious revolution

A word that relates to Neoclassical emphasis rather than Romantic emphasis is ____

restrictions

Choose the word that best completes the statement about Stanzas 90 through 92 of Canto I in Don Juan. Byron uses Wordsworth and Coleridge as objects of _____.

ridicule

In Section V of "Ode to the West Wind", the poet says that both he and the dying forest can offer a new tone to the wind's harmonies, a tone that is _____.

sad, but sweet

Romantic poetry sometimes expresses a tone of ____ because the poets knew that life offered a relatively brief time in which to solve problems and develop potential.

sadness

Identify the phrase below from "Tintern Abbey" as evidence of the first, second, or third stage of development in man's relationship with nature. "dizzy raptures"

second stage: nature valued as a source of emotional comfort, inspiration, and understanding

Identify the phrase below from "Tintern Abbey" as evidence of the first, second, or third stage of development in man's relationship with nature. "nature . . . was all in all"

second stage: nature valued as a source of emotional comfort, inspiration, and understanding

The stanza of Lyric 54 that most clearly reveals Tennyson's doubts and lack of complete trust in God is the ___

second stanza

In which section of "Ode to the West Wind" does the poet most intensely express his melancholic feeling of defeat?

section 4 ?

What best completes this statement about "London, 1802?" Wordsworth considers his contemporaries to be _____.

selfish

The form of this sonnet about Keats's fears is _____.

shakespearen

The word resplendent means _____.

shining brightly; splendid

The imagery of Lines 5 and 6 appeals to the sense of _____.

sight

The sense that Coleridge primarily appeals to through the imagery in Lines 10 and 11 is

sight

The sense that Coleridge primarily appeals to through the imagery in Lines 3 through 5 is

sight

The sense that Coleridge primarily appeals to through the imagery in Lines 6 through 8 is

sight

Keats's reaction to his discovery of Homer was one of _____.

silent awe

Click on the box to choose the figure of speech demonstrated in lines 16-17 below. Still must I on; for I am as a weed,Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam to sail

simile

In lines 2 and 3 of "Ode to the West Wind", Shelley uses

simile

On which literary technique does Byron most heavily rely to create the imagery of the first two stanzas?

simile

What best completes this statement about "London, 1802?" In Lines 9 and 10 Wordsworth uses _____.

simile

When Byron compares the Assyrians to leaves, he is using a(n)

simile

Stanza six (lines 26-30) of "A Child Asleep" contains multiple _____ to describe the "Spirits" which watch over the child.

similies

To explain, in the sestet, how he feels after discovering Homer, Keats uses two _____.

similies

Social reforms in nineteenth-century England came _____.

slowly

The most effective contributions toward alleviating England's nineteenth-century spiritual poverty were made by ___

small religious groups and movements

The sense that Coleridge primarily appeals to through the imagery in Line 9 is

smell

In Don Juan, Byron displays _____.

some Romantic traits

Elizabeth Barrett Browning is best known for her _____.

sonnets

The season that makes the poet homesick for England is _____.

spring

How did the Assyrians die?

the Angel of Death destroyed them

The archetype of the Byronic hero was different because _____.

the Byronic hero did not always consider himself innocent

In spite of his "surprise ending," with whom does Browning seem to sympathize most?

the Duchess

What does the word prudence mean?

the ability to judge soundly and act sensibly

Three of the factors that contributed to Wordsworth's disillusionment were _____.

the death of his brother alienation from Coleridge the failure of the French Revolution

In Lyric 54 Tennyson expresses _____.

the hope that good will eventually come of events that are seemingly painful and evil

A contribution of the French Revolution to English thought was _____.

the idea and goal of equality for all

The people who benefited most from the Industrial Revolution were _____.

the middle class

Shelley's ideal solution to life's injustices was _____.

the power of love

In what element of nature does the poet actually physically hear the sound "like thunder" of the "mighty Being"?

the sea

To Tennyson, "spirit" meant _____.

the soul

Select all that apply. The scenes described in Stanzas 2 and 4 differ from real life because: _____.

the urn could be broken and lose its art the art gives the scenes a life that would fade and die in real life in real life, the maid would grow old and someday die in real life, the characters would complete their actions they are "frozen" unchanging

In what way does the first line of "London, 1802" vary from the traditional iambic pattern?

the word milton is a trochee

Identify the phrase below from "Tintern Abbey" as evidence of the first, second, or third stage of development in man's relationship with nature. "sense sublime"

third stage: nature viewed as a type of divine presence

To nature, "spirit" meant _____.

to breathe

What does the word imbue mean?

to fill (the mind); to inspire

In lines 24 through 28 of "Ode to the West Wind", the wind brings the "closing night" that will cover the earth like the dome of a _____.

tomb

Romantic poetry is sometimes criticized because it is

too subjective

To which two senses does Byron most appeal in Stanza 4?

touch sight

In the octave, Keats compares himself to a(n)_____.

traveler

Shelley is known for his lyrical and imaginative powers.

true

Select all that apply. What is Shelley's attitude in the last stanza of "Song to the Men of England"?

trying to jar them into action hopeless

Choose the word that best completes the statement about Stanzas 90 through 92 of Canto I in Don Juan. According to Byron, Wordsworth's poetry is often _____.

unclear

In the second stanza, where is the speaker sitting?

underneath a sycamore tree

To be tempestuous is to be

violent; turbulent

What best completes this statement about "London, 1802?" According to Wordsworth, nineteenth-century England has forfeited her ancient _____.

virutes

Reread the first stanza. To what does the line "with a soft inland murmur" refer?

water in the mountain spring

According to Section IV of "Ode to the West Wind", Shelley felt that he had the power to outrace the wind

when he was a boy?

The living conditions of the poor were____ than their working conditions.

worse

List at least three words and phrases in stanza 10 (lines 46-50) of "A Child Asleep" which indicate that the sleeping child is special or "set apart."

"Lifted up and sepatated" "He is consecrated" "On the hand of God he lies" "In a sweetness beyond touching"

How does "My Last Duchess" fulfill the requirements for a dramatic monologue?

"My Last Duchess" fulfills the requirements for a dramatic monologue because the entire story is revealed through the speaker, while the listener does not talk. The Duke also reveals his true self throughout the monologue.

The poet simultaneously uses the techniques of apostrophe and metaphor in the opening two lines of the stanza.

1

Match the event to the appropriate date. 1. beginning of the French Revolution 2. publication of Wordsworth's Preface 3. publication of first edition of Lyrical Ballads 4. passing of the first reform bill in England 5. beginning of Queen Victoria's rule

1. 1789 2. 1800 3. 1798 4. 1832 5. 1837

Match the characteristic of the poet's love to the line numbers of "Sonnet 43" that best illustrate it. 1. her love is as all-encompassing as her search for God 2. her love is unselfish and seeks no personal reward 3. her love is as deep as grief and as trusting as a child's belief 4. her love is complete--it involves all of her life 5. her love, she trusts, is immortal

1. 2-4 2. 7-8 3. 9-10 4. 12-13 5. 14

Match the description to the name. 1. known for his creation of a specific larger-than-life hero 2. first generation of romantic poets; presented ordinary elements of life as extraordinary 3. poet well-known for his literary criticism 4. second generation of romantic poets; avoided dogmatic opinions

1. Byron 2. Wordsworth 3. Coleridge 4. Keats

Match the definition to the word. 1. the right to vote 2. extremely small or scanty 3. to decrease or dwindle 4. that which makes something what it is; the essential element or feature 6. very polite and elegant 7. the common people

1. Franchise 2. Meager 3. Wane 4. Essence 5. Symmetrical 6. Urbane 7. Populace

Match the description to the name. 1. called the rhythm of his (her) sonnets "sprung rhythm" 2. often regarded as spokesman of the Victorian Age 3. suffered from a spinal injury 4. as a young poet, admired Shelley

1. Gerald M Hopkins 2. Lord Tennyson (Alfred) 3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning 4. Robert Browning

Match the statement to the most appropriate name. 1. Victorian essayist 2. most cynical and satirical Romantic poet 3. considered nature as the "guide" and "guardian" of all his moral being 4. poet noted for his literary criticism 5. Victorian novelist 6. the least subjective, most restrained of second generation of Romantics 7. known for his "sprung rhythm" 8. developed the dramatic monologue 9. considered a spokesman for the Victorian Age 10. wrote "Sonnets from the Portuguese" 11. considered the power of love as the ideal solution to life's injustices.

1. Thomas Carlyle 2.Lord Byron 3. William Wordsworth 4. Samuel taylor coelridge 5. George Elliot 6. John Keats 7. Gerald Manley Hopkins 8. Robert Browning 9. Lord Tennyson 10 Elizabeth Barrett Browining 11 Percy Shelley

Match the example to the poetic devices. 1. "O, wild West Wind" 2. "Thy soul was like a star . . . " (spoken to Milton) 3. "It will flame out like shining from shook foil;" 4. World broods with warm breast And with ah! bright wings

1. alliteration and apostrophe 2. apostrophe and similie 3. simile and alliteration 4. imagery and alliteration

Match the definition to the word. 1. inborn; inherent 2. the ability to feel with or experience another person's feelings 3. speaking or acting with real or assumed certainty and authority

1. innate 2. empathy 3. dogmatic

Match the example to the term. 1. "The smoothness and the sheen of beauty's cheek" 2. "The child is father of the man" 3. "Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour." 4. "Five miles meandering with a mazy motion." 5. "So twice five miles of fertile ground" 6. "She knew . . . Greek-the alphabet-I'm nearly sure." 7. "The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold." 8. "Thou still unravished bride of quietness,"

1. personification 2.paradox 3. apostrophe 4. alliteration 5. assonance 6. praise-blame inversion 7. simile 8. metaphor

Match the description to the character. 1. the person or object spoken to in the first stanza 2. the person or object spoken to in the second stanza 3. the speaker of both stanzas 4. the person spoken about in the second stanza

1. the wind 2. the child 3. the mother 4. the father

Lyrical Ballads was first published in

1798

Parliament extended the franchise to the urban working class in _____.

1867

England had established herself as a democracy by _____.

1911

The poet takes note of a man reaching for his loved one.

2

The poet apostrophizes the happy boughs, the happy flute player (melodist), and happy love.

3

On which specific verse of II Kings, Chapter 19, does the poem "The Destruction of Sennacherib" most heavily rely? Use numbers when typing your response.

35?

A town is left vacant by its inhabitants.

4

Type the number (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) to indicate the stanza in which the thought, description, or technique appears. The poet observes that when the present generation passes on, the urn will remain to speak its message.

5

State a general theme of "Ozymandias" that could apply to any person.

A general theme of "Ozymandias" that I think could apply to anyone is the transient nature of life. Time marches on, and all worldly things are temporary.

The French Revolution occurred _____.

After the American Revolution

Explain what elements prevented the use of the commonplace from simply resulting in poetry that is dull and boring.

Although many poets used commonplace, this did not result in dull and boring poetry. Commonplace added freshness, to show that even in the most trivial elements of life, the human mind and heart can experience wonder.

The primary goal of the Oxford Movement was to reform the _____.

Anglican Church

The name of the young man to whom Tennyson dedicated "In Memoriam" is

Arthur Hallam

The poet who created the characters Childe Harold and Don Juan is

Byron

Which Romantic poet is the least serious and solemn?

Byron

Name the Victorian novelist who wrote Oliver Twist.

Charles Dickens

Match the work to its appropriate author.

Charles Dickens-Oliver Twist Emily Bronte-Wuthering Heights William M Thackeray-Vanity Fair Thomas Carlyle-Essays George Eliot-Silas Marner Matthew Arnold-Essays Charlotte Bronte-Jane Eyre

Which of Byron's heroes most closely illustrates the "Byronic hero"?

Childe

Which of Byron's heroes is the most serious about himself and his goals?

Childe Harold

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. "But soon he knew himself the most unfit Of men to herd with man; with whom he held Little in common; untaught to submit His thoughts to others . . . ."

Childe Harold Byron

In what ways does Childe Harold represent the Byronic hero?

Childe Harold represents the Byronic hero because he has chosen to exile himself and wander through Europe.

What does the word Childe signify (use a dictionary if needed)?

Childe signifies a young person born of nobility.

Select all that apply. What skills and ideas do the following lines from "A Thought For A Lonely Death-Bed" contribute to the poem?

Christ's suffering was more intense than the poet's Christ also suffered alone the poet's skill with imagery

Byron uses ottava rima in _____.

Don Juan

Young Juan is most concerned about _____.

Donna Julia

Inherent

Essential

"Crossing the Bar" offers evidence that Tennyson met death with the same sense of doubt that had characterized his life.

F

A Christian and a pantheist, by definition, have identical views of God and His relationship to nature.

F

A goal of Romantic poetry was to write about nature only in general terms.

F

A sense of doubt characterizes the entire Victorian Age.

F

All Romantic poets believed poetry should be limited to the subjects of nature and the individual poet's experiences and feelings.

F

Because "In Memoriam" expresses such a personal emotion, it is one of Tennyson's few poems in which he does not touch upon faith.

F

Both the Crystal Palace and Hard Times offered a tribute to the progress resulting from the Industrial Revolution.

F

England was fortunate in that it never experienced social and economic problems similar to those that caused the French Revolution.

F

Hopkins is unique in that he used alliteration.

F

Hopkins's works are typically Victorian in that their primary purpose is to advocate social and economic reform.

F

Keats wrote his best poetry before 1818.

F

Reread the fifth stanza (lines 112-159). The poet sees in his sister's eyes the way he feels about nature now.

F

Tennyson expressed a sense of confidence in solving the conflicts characteristic of his time.

F

Tennyson implies that he found God in his personal study of physical nature.

F

The dominant prose form of Victorian literature was the essay.

F

The franchise remained an exclusive privilege of the aristocrats until 1867.

F

The main purpose of Victorian literature is to entertain rather than to instruct.

F

The subjects of all Victorian novels were the underprivileged lower classes.

F

The tone of "Ode to the West Wind" is consistently optimistic; Shelley never sinks into melancholy as do other romantic poets.

F

Victorian conduct was based on the principle that a person should use any means--honest or not--to achieve success.

F

Wordsworth believed that one of the best subjects for poetry was the beauty and order of life in a well organized and technically advanced society.

F

Wordsworth was conservative and conventional throughout his life.

F

All Englishmen of the nineteenth century agreed that the Industrial Revolution produced no ill effects.

False

In Prometheus Unbound, a golden age of beauty and peace is established because of obedience to authority.

False

Shelley died in England.

False

Tennyson enjoyed the challenge of resolving personal and social conflicts.

False

Tennyson wrote "In Memoriam" as a tribute to Emily Sellwood.

False

Tennyson believes that this wish (of the first two lines of Lyric 55) is derived from _____.

God

Hopkins implies that people not only fail to recognize the world's beauty but also fail to acknowledge _____.

God as the source of the beauty

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. "It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oilCrushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod.

God's Grandeur Hopkins

In the first four lines of Stanza 2, Keats pays tribute to the imagination. How does he express this?

He expresses this by talking about how heard melodies are sweet but unheard (imagined) are sweeter.

Which of these describes the Byronic hero?

He was aware of his flaws

What was special about the Byronic hero?

He was larger-than-life.

The one Victorian poet discussed in this unit who did not get married was

Hopkins

Reread lines 50-57. Which of these lines best captures the theme of the stanza?

How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, and, How often has my spirit turned to thee!

Do you agree with Shelley's implied "solution" to the problems of the laborers in "Song to the Men of England"? Why or why not? Use complete sentences.

I do agree with Shelley's solution to the problems of the laborers. He tells them to sow seeds, but don't let the tyrants reap the rewards, find wealth, but don't let an imposter keep it, weave robes, but don't the lazy war them, and he says to defend themselves. I agree they should continue to work but also stand up for themselves so that they can have what they rightfully earned.

Can a person gain completely the knowledge talked about in the last line? Why or why not?

I don't think a person can gain completely the knowledge talked about in the last line. I think that during our time on Earth, we can only understand God and man to a certain extent. Once we are in Heaven with God, then we will be able to more fully understand.

Which line from this section most clearly illustrates the speaker's feeling of defeat?

I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!

Explain Coleridge's use of assonance in the first four lines of the poem.

I think Coleridge uses assonance in the first four lines of the poem to help grab the reader's attention.

Which of God's attributes is most clearly alluded to in the last line of the poem?

I think God's omnipotence is most clearly alluded to in the last line of the poem. I think it means God is so powerful that those who look at Him melt like snow.

Why do you believe that Keats wrote this poem in the first person?

I think Keats wrote this poem in the first person to express his feelings of fear regarding death. This fear of death could have stemmed from many of his family members dying. His father died in a riding accident, his mother died of tuberculosis, his brother Tom also had tuberculosis. Keats himself was diagnosed with tuberculosis and became sick. All of those factors may have led to him worrying about death.

What do you think is Shelley's specific message in "Ozymandias"?

I think Shelley's message in "Ozymandias" is that all power is temporary. No matter how powerful, prideful, tyrannical, or fearsome a ruler is, his rule is temporary and his power is not destined to last forever.

Considering the fact that most members of the Victorian middle class were sincere, pious Christians, what do you see as a possible obstacle that could prevent materially comfortable Christians from living in imitation of Christ?

I think a possible obstacle would be that they would have to give up and share their worldly possessions to live as an imitation of Christ.

What does Shelley mean by the question in line 27 of "Song to the Men of England"?

I think he is asking why they don't shake their chains and stand up for themselves. He then answers by saying it's because the weapons (steel) they make will be used against them if they try to stand up for themselves.

In what sense is "Beauty [of art] is truth" a true statement?

I think it is a true statement in the sense that art presents and preserves the idea of life that exists at the moment. The art is truth at that moment in time.

Coleridge does not use a fixed rhyme scheme in the poem but instead weaves the melodious effect into it with approximately eleven rhyme groups, each group four to six lines long. Explain why this rhyme variation is appropriate to "Kubla Khan."

I think it is appropriate that Coleridge doesn't use a fixed rhyme scheme because the poem is full of imagination. Using a fixed rhyme scheme would take away from this imaginative feel.

In what sense is "Beauty [of art] is truth" not a true statement?

I think it is not true in the sense that with the passing of time, beauty fades, and what was true at the moment the art was made might not be true anymore.

Explain why the terza rima form is especially appropriate for "Ode to the West Wind".

I think terza rima for is appropriate for this poem because it not only links the rhymes themselves, but also also related ideas, images, and feelings.

Relying on what you know about Coleridge's life, explain what you think he means in the first half of Line 6.

I think that when Coleridge says, "Found death in life," he may be referring to his struggles with addiction. I think he maybe felt like although he was alive, he wasn't truly living (found death) due to his addiction and health struggles.

What do you believe the Duke values above human compassion?

I think the Duke values his heritage above human compassion.

What is the effect of the alliteration in Lines 2 and 4?

I think the alliteration of the Ws along with the long o sound helps give the effect of wind blowing.

Explain what comment Shelley made about the role of the artist as compared to the role of a man who considers himself "king of kings" in "Ozymandias."

I think the comment Shelley made about the role of the artist compared to the king, is that the king's power and the rule were temporary, and although the artist is dead now too, his art is still there. The artist was able to capture the emotions and legacy of the tyrannical king for the next generations to see. The artist plays a role in teaching history and preserving history.

What is the main thought of "Flower in a Crannied Wall?"

I think the main thought of "Flower in a Crannied Wall" is how interconnected the relationship between God, human life, and nature is.

What is the meaning of the last two lines?

I think the meaning of the last two lines is that after he crosses the barrier between life and death, he hopes to meet God face to face.

Give the reason, from the context of the closing section of the poem, for the poet's near "mad" description of himself.

I think the reason for the poet's near "mad" description of himself is he feels like he is losing himself and beginning to love evil things

Explain what you believe is the theme of the poem.

I think the theme of this poem is the destructive nature of time and that beauty can be found and immortalized in art.

What is the underlying metaphor of "Crossing the Bar"?

I think the underlying metaphor of "Crossing the Bar" is that a sand bar is a metaphor for the barrier between life and death.

What is the difference between Tennyson's attitude in "Crossing the Bar" and his attitude in "In Memoriam"?

In "Crossing the Bar," Tennyson seems at peace with the idea of death, and more is confident that he will meet God have a peaceful life in Heaven. In "In Memoriam," it seems like Tennyson struggles with the thought of death and is more unsure about what happens after death.

While walking through nature, Wordsworth is filled with solemn thoughts, whereas his daughter is not filled with solemn thoughts.

In Line 12, Wordsworth implies that his daughter is innocent and in God's presence always.

In spite of an expression of defeat, what is the predominant emotional tone of "Ode to the West Wind"?

In spite of an expression of defeat, I think the predominant emotional one is one of hope and admiration. The poet believes that the wind is a destroyer and preserver at the same time.

Reread the fourth stanza (lines 58-111). What is his attitude toward nature now as opposed to before?

In the fourth stanza, his attitude toward nature is that nature is a source of emotional comfort, inspiration, and understanding, and a type of divine pleasure. Before, he saw nature just for its physical beauty.

Which of the two following statements are true about a Neoclassical objective approach to poetry and a Romantic subjective approach? Select all that apply.

In the objective approach the poet presents what is. In the subjective approach the poet presents what exists as he sees it.

The revolution in England which resulted in subsequent social and economic inequalities was

Industrial

Elizabeth Barrrett Browning's two sonnets in this lesson are

Italian

Shelley wrote his best work in

Italy

The Romantic poet who died of tuberculosis at age twenty-five is

Keats

The urn is a "sylvan historian" in what sense (Use a dictionary if needed.)?

Keats calls the urn a "sylvan historian" because the urn has recorded past images of life happening in a woodland setting. Like a historian, it has chronicled and archived images of "fair youth beneath the trees," and other various people and circumstances.

The name of Coleridge's poem about a dream vision is

Kubla Khan

The poem not written in sonnet form is _____.

Kubla Khan

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. "It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!"

Kubla Khan Coleridge

Although Coleridge could not remember all of his dream, he did provide a hint in Line 30 that all may not continue to be beautiful in Xanadu. State what might have happened had the "story" continued.

Line 30 hints that there was a war about to be waged in Xanadu.

Name the Victorian novelist who used a pen name.

Mary Ann Evans

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. " . . . and I choose Never to stoop . . . "

My Last Duchess R. Browning

Analysis

NC

Artificiality

NC

Objectivity

NC

Restrictions

NC

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. "Thou still unravished bride of quietness,Thou foster child of Silence and slow Time,Sylvan historian, who canst thus expressA flowery tale more sweetly than our rime-"

Ode on a Grecian Urn Keats

"Oh, lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud! I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!

Ode to the West WInd SHelley

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. "The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"

Ode to the West WInd Shelley

The name of the poem in which Shelley mocks the boasts of tyrants is

Ozymandias

The name of the poem in which the poet illustrates that the works of artists outlive the deeds and boasts of tyrants is "

Ozymandias

Type a paragraph explaining the difference between the Christian and the pantheistic views of nature.

Pantheism is the belief that God is not a distinct personality, but rather all manifestations of the universe and all forces are God. Pantheists believe that God is everything and everything is God. As Christians, we are monotheistic. We believe in one God. We believe that God created Heaven and Earth. However, we don't believe that things of nature such as a flower, or an ocean are God or share the essence of a unifying would of a Supreme Being.

The form of this sonnet on "Chapman's Homer" is _____.

Petrarchan

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's answer to the loneliness of the deathbed is to do what?

Pray to Christ to accompany you to eternal life.

Emotion

R

Individual

R

Intuition

R

Medieval

R

Select NC if the word relates to Neoclassicism or R if the word relates to Romanticism. ballads

R

Simplicity

R

Spontaneity

R

Supernatural

R

Which of these poets utilized the dramatic monologue?

R Browining

A revolution not characteristic of or related to English Romanticism is _____.

Religious

The Victorian poet whose poetry is most obscure is _____.

Robert Browning

What is the Duke's most severe criticism of the Duchess?

She did not appreciate his "gift" of heritage and a 900-year-old name.

Why is the nun in the poem "breathless"?

She is adoring God

The poet who wrote "Ode to the West Wind" is

Shelley

Reread Lines 11 through 14. Indicate the words/images he uses to appeal to the sense listed. Sense of sight: Sense of smell: Sense of touch: Sense of hearing:

Sight: "in the hedge / Leans to the field"Smell: "my blossomed pear-tree"Touch: "on the clover / Blossoms and dewdrops," Hearing: "That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over"

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. " . . . and, if God choose,I shall but love thee better after death."

Sonnet 43 EB Browning

According to "Tintern Abbey," the second stage in man's developing relation with nature is that in which he experiences sensory delight in nature.

T

As Wordsworth grew older, he became more conservative in his views.

T

As a "man speaking to men," Wordsworth believed the poet should write in a language easily understood by common people.

T

At Oxford, Hopkins converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism.

T

Childe Harold and Byron were similar in several significant ways.

T

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's concept of love in "Sonnet 43" agrees with that of Paul in I Corinthians 13:4-8

T

England expanded her commercial empire in the nineteenth century.

T

Hopkins is unique in his use and formation of words.

T

Hopkins's works are typically Victorian in that they express a type of conflict between faith and doubt.

T

Industry was only one segment of society that was revolutionized by technological inventions and intellectual developments during the Victorian Age.

T

Keats avoided forming dogmatic opinions. True

T

Keats died in Rome.

T

Keats eventually gave up a medical career for one in literature.

T

Many Romantic poets regard nature as means of gaining new insights into life.

T

Neither Shelley, Keats, nor Byron died in England.

T

Optimism characterized the first half of the Victorian Age.

T

Robert Browning was more innovative than Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

T

Robert Browning's poetry is generally more optimistic than Tennyson's.

T

Romantic poetry does not regard nature as a subject to be enjoyed simply for its physical beauty.

T

Romantic poets generally believed that nature offered a purpose and meaning beyond its physical appearance.

T

Shelley was more idealistic than Byron.

T

Tennyson believes that his friend Hallam now experiences a new life with God.

T

Tennyson discovered in his search for answers that his faith was stronger than his doubts.

T

Tennyson was traditional in his choice of subjects and poetic techniques.

T

Tennyson's poetry is frequently didactic.

T

The Byronic hero is tormented by some unidentified and seemingly unforgivable sin in his past

T

The Industrial Revolution resulted in advantages for some as well as disadvantages for many.

T

The Romantic concept of imagination is that it refers to the synthetic action of the mind.

T

The Victorian Age is characterized by variety in thoughts and lifestyles.

T

The general public had easy access to the many novels published in the nineteenth century.

T

The main goal of the Oxford Movement was to rejuvenate the Anglican Church.

T

The publication of Lyrical Ballads marks the definitely recognizable beginning of the Romantic movement in English literature.

T

The word didactic most accurately describes Victorian and Neoclassical poetry rather than Romantic poetry.

T

The year 1850 marks a turning point in Tennyson's personal and professional life.

T

Victorian writers generally concentrated on the present rather than the past.

T

Of the major poets studied in this unit, the Victorian that was least concerned with innovation is

Tennyson

The Victorian whose poetry is characterized by ambivalence is

Tennyson

Explain the "miracle of rare device" in Line 35.

The "miracle of rare device" in Line 35 is that a person can experience both chaos of the wilderness outside and the calm of the pleasure dome.

How does nature in Wordsworth's poetry differ from nature in Byron's description of the Byronic hero?

The Byronic hero is so powerful that only in nature can his abilities be equaled; only there can the same intensity of feeling be found. Wordsworth saw nature as a type of divine presence and valued nature as a source of emotional comfort, inspiration and understanding.

Byron uses an Old Testament story as the basis for his poem _____.

The Destruction of Sennacherib

In what sense is the Duke's monologue "dramatic"?

The Duke's monologue is dramatic in the sense that it contains elements of a drama. His monologue has characters, a story, conflict, and a setting. Through the monologue, the Duke also reveals his true self and less than admirable character traits.

Type a short paragraph explaining how the Romantic theory of poetry reflects the early nineteenth century's emphasis on individualism.

The Romantic theory of poetry reflects the early nineteenth-century emphasis on individualism. One way the poetry reflects this is the subject of the poem is frequently the power and presented in the first person. The poets wanted others to experience their thoughts because they believed their position as individuals made their thoughts and ideas significant.

Put the breve and accent marks. words in capital letters are accented, words in lowercase have a breve

The WORLD is CHARGED with the GRANDeur of GOD

What distinguishes the first generation of Romantic poets from the second generation of Romantic poets?

The first was concerned with developing a new mode of thought whereas the second was more concerned with using poetry to explore the imagination.

What are the images of the two similes used in Lines 21 and 22 to create the picture of the fountain bursting forth from the chasm?

The images of the two similes used in Lines 21 and 22 are "hail" and "chaffy grain."

What is the best explanation for the SIMILE used in Stanza 2?

The poet compares Lucy to a single shining star.

What is the best explanation for the METAPHOR used in Stanza 2?

The poet compares Lucy to a violet half-hidden by a mossy stone.

What is the relationship between Byron and Childe Harold?

The relationship between Byron and Childe is that Byron told stories about himself through Childe. I think Childe was a reflection of himself.

What was the significance of the 1832 Reform Bill?

The right to vote was granted to the middle class.

What impression about both the Assyrians and Jews does the simile in the first line give you?

The simile in the first line gives the impression that the Assyrian, King Sennacherib came toward the Jews like a wolf preparing to attack a flock of sheep.

Explain the appropriateness of the sound devices used in Lines 25 and 17, in relation to the subject and mood.

The sound devices used in Lines 25 and 17 help the reader feel the dramatic and imaginative mood, as well as the surreal and grand nature of the "romantic chasm" and the "sacred river."

Explain how the thought of Stanza 3 is similar to a theme Shakespeare often used in his sonnets.

The thought of Stanza 3 is similar to Shakespeare's often used theme of immortality. In this stanza, he says he is happy for the piper because his songs will immortalize that happy love of the boy and the girl.

Explain how the thought of the last four lines of "God's Grandeur" is similar to Line 16 of Lyric 54 of Tennyson's "In Memoriam" and the last line of Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind."

The three poems are similar because each one talks about light following the dark. Tennyson talks about how every winter will turn to spring. Shelley too, says that spring will follow winter. Hopkins says that though the sun fades into darkness, the morning will always follow night. He explains that God's grace regenerates us and God guards the broken world.

The urn is a "foster child of silence and slow time" in what sense?

The urn is a "foster child of silence and slow time" in the sense that the urn has no words on it or sounds coming from it so it is silent. It is of slow time because the urn has lasted a long time with its frozen images that symbolize life as if time has slowed down for the urn. Also, the parent of the urn could be considered the artist, who is long gone. Since the parent (artist) is gone, time could be considered its foster parent.

How does he reemphasize these points in stanza 5 of "Song to the Men of England"?

They gain no benefits from their tolls All profits and benefits go to someone else

Select all that apply. Which of the following were Victorian essayists?

Thomas Carlyle Thomas babington Macaulay Matthew Arnold

Identify the phrase below from "Tintern Abbey" as evidence of the first, second, or third stage of development in man's relationship with nature. "a presence that disturbs me with the joy.

Thrid stage

Identify by title and poet the following quotation. "Though changed, no doubt, from what I was when first I came among these hills; when like a roe I bounded o'er the mountains, by the sides Of the deep rivers, and the lonely streams, Wherever nature led . . ."

Tintern Abbey Wordsworth

Shelley was more idealistic than Byron.

True

The "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations" was held in England in 1851.

True

In Lines 9-12, how is Wordsworth's daughter's attitude toward nature appear different from his own?

While walking through nature, Wordsworth is filled with solemn thoughts, whereas his daughter is not filled with solemn thoughts.

Name the Victorian novelist who wrote Vanity Fair.

William Makepeace Thackery

The author of the Preface to Lyrical Ballads is

William Wordsworth

The author of the Preface to Lyrical Ballads is

Wordsworth

Which of the following is the first generation of Romantic poets?

Wordsworth and Coleridge

Which of these poets made up the first generation of Romantics?

Wordsworth and Coleridge

Explain Wordsworth's concept of the function of the imagination.

Wordsworth saw the imagination as a force that works alongside our senses. He believed that the imagination changes the way we perceive and interpret the world around us. He believed when people perceive nature, they color it with their own imagination. Their own feelings and experiences alter everything they know and see.

Does the rhyme scheme follow a traditional scheme?

Yes, I think it follows the traditional scheme of the Italian sonnet. It is split into an octave and a sestet.