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Memoria Press The British Tradition III: The Romantic to the Victorian Age > Alfred, Lord Tennyson > Flashcards

Alfred, Lord Tennyson Flashcards

1
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a display of feathers

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plume

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determined; resolved

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resolute

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an army division; a military squadron

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brigade

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the cup-bearer and most trusty supporter of King Arthur

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Sir Bedivere

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5
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made a careless mistake

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blundered

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conquered

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prevailed

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the legendary island where King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur, was made and where Arthur desires to return

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Avilion

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to begin a journey, especially aboard a ship

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embark

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black; very dark

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swarth

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a stream that flows seasonally

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bourne

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a shady, leafy shelter; an arbor

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bowery

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a particular kind of foot that has a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

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dactylic

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discouraged; worried

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dismayed

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heavy, curled cavalry swords

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sabres

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citizens from Ukraine and Russia known for their great military skills

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Cossacks

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16
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“Storm’d at with shot and shell”

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alliteration

17
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“crossing the bar”

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a metaphor for death

18
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“Ah! my Lord Arthur, whither shall I go?”

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Sir Bedivere’s distress

19
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“Cannon to the right of them,
Cannon to the left of them,
Cannon in front of them”

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sound imagery

20
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the speaker’s stillborn son

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warrior and victim

21
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symbolizes heaven

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Avilion

22
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“Sunset and evening star”; “one clear call for me!”; “And may there be no moaning of the bar”

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indications in the first stanza that the poem is more metaphorical than literal

23
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commemorates the heroism of a group of British soldiers at the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimea in 1854

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“The Charge of the Light Brigade”

24
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King Arthur’s request

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“Pray for my soul. More thangs are wrought by prayer/ Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let they voice/ Rise like a fountain for me night and day.”

25
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“I hope to see my Pilot face to face …”

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“When I have crost the bar.”

Memoria Press The British Tradition III: The Romantic to the Victorian Age (16 decks)

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