Complete the following sentence. Robert Browning’s poem “Porphyria’s Lover” is_______________?

Complete the following sentence. Robert Browning’s poem “Porphyria’s Lover” is_______________?

A. a sonnet expressing his devotion to his wife.
B. a dramatic monologue spoken by a murderer.
C. a dramatic monologue spoken by Browning.
D. an epic describing a great romance.

Complete the following sentence. Tennyson’s In Memoriam and Browning’s dramatic monologues can best be seen as combining neoclassicism with romanticism through their ?

Complete the following sentence. Tennyson’s In Memoriam and Browning’s dramatic monologues can best be seen as combining neoclassicism with romanticism through their ?

A. neoclassical emphasis on traditional form and romantic subjectivism.
B. romantic rejection of science and neoclassical use of mythology.
C. romantic emphasis on personal feelings combined with a neoclassical focus on social context.
D. romantic critique of industrialization and neoclassical use of satire.

Which of the following statements best describes the “Great Chain of Being” ?

Which of the following statements best describes the “Great Chain of Being” ?

A. It regarded human beings as social creatures who could create meaningful lives only in association with other social beings.
B. Its major premise was that every existing thing in the universe had its “place” in a divinely planned hierarchical order which was pictured as a chain, vertically extended.
C. It could only be achieved through faith in God’s grace.
D. Both A and B