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What do Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” and Coleridge’s “Dejection Ode” have in common ? A. An identical rhyme structure B. The belief that a person is incapable of change, even as he or she ages C. The sense of hope that death will come soonD. A d theme that nature exposes the pain in human life
Complete the following sentence. Neoclassicism most paralleled Enlightenment thought in its_______________? A. rejection of Renaissance optimism. B. rejection of traditional models.C. emphasis on order, logic, and universal truths. D. emphasis on the corrupt nature of the aristocracy.
How does the following representative quotation from Brontë’s Jane Eyre reflect on Victorian social conventions? “You have nothing to do with the master of Thornfield, further than to receive the salary he gives you for teaching his protégée, and to be grateful for such respectful and kind treatment as, if you do your duty, you…
Complete the following sentence. The Romantic movement is least closely related to______________? A. folklore. B. nationalism.C. parody. D. exoticism
Why were coffee-houses important in the Restoration ? A. They enabled discussion about important literary texts. B. They created a space for the exchange of pamphlets. C. They offered people a private place in which they could plan political revolts.D. Both A and B
With which literary form or movement is the Restoration most closely associated ? A. Familiar essaysB. Comedies of manners C. Romanticism D. Medievalism
Jonathan Swift’s suggestion in “A Modest Proposal” that the Irish eat their children exemplifies the characteristics of a satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT_______________? A. its mocking tone. B. its absurd response to a real issue.C. its sentimental plea to its audience. D. its attempt to shock readers into acting.
Victor Frankenstein’s project to create life in Mary Shelley’s novel can be linked to romanticism through which of the following ? A. His Promethean striving to exceed human limitations as explored by Byron and Percy Shelley B. Its suggestion that the natural order has laws beyond human control C. His desire to create a political…
Tennyson’s “Ulysses” can be characterized in all of the following ways, EXCEPT________________? A. it thematizes the importance of choosing action over complacency. B. it reflects a Victorian attitude of continuing to fight against loss of hope or faith. C. it uses Greek mythology to comment on contemporary questions.D. it emphasizes the internal life of the…
With which of these writers is the “spontaneous overflow of emotion” associated ? A. Ann RadcliffeB. William Wordsworth C. John Keats D. Alfred Lord Tennyson