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“we are sons of the same mother and I left him in the midst of enemies but I am going back now”
the lagoon by conrad
founder of english history
the venerable bede
first anglo saxon poet whose name we know
caedmon
father of english prose
john wycliff
author of Morte d’Arthur
malory
author of sir gawain and the green knight
pearl poet
wrote utopia
moore
author of the faerie queene
spenser
greatest sonnet writer in eng lit, greatest writer of all time
shakespeare
author of macbeth
shakespeare
2 greatest puritan writers
bunyan and milton
wrote paradise lost
milton
wrote pilgrim’s progress
bunyan
first and greatest metaphysical poet
donne
wrote a hymn to God the father
donne
wrote the bait
donne
famous epic that john milton wrote
paradise lost
father of modern literary criticism
dryden
laid the foundation of english realistic fiction
defoe
greatest english prose satirist
swift
wrote teh biography of samuel johnson
boswell
compiled a monumental dictionary and is considered the greatest writer of the 18th century
johnson
author of amazing grace
newton
author of the lamb and the tyger
blake
scotlands greatest poet
burns
the world’s supreme poet
wordsworth
invented the byronic hero
george gordon lord byron
greatest english lyricist
percy byshe shelley
poet whose creed was “ a thing of beauty is a joy forever”
keats
created historical novel
sir walter scott
greatest mind of the romantic movement
coleride
wrote the rime of the ancient mariner
coleridge
considered the voice of victorian england
tennyson
worte sonnets from the portugese
elizabeth barret browning
developed dramatic monologue
robert browning
who wrote sherlock holmes
sir arthur conan doyle
wrote 1984
orwell
author of the screwtape letter
cs lewis
greatest anglo saxon poet and greatest germanic epic
beowulf
four qualities of an epic
lofty language
struggle between good and evil
supernatural elements
a hero
what book established the venerable bede as the founder of english history
ecclesiastical history of the english people
metaphorical phrases or compound words that refer to other things like swan boat and bone case
kennings
repitition of the sasme initial consonant sound
alliteration
what pact is made in get up and bar the door
whoever speaks first has to bar the door
the best known morality play
everyman
the theme of everyman
death comes when we least expect it
the pardoner’s tale theme
love of money is the root of all evil
four line stanza with four accented iambic syllables in lines 1 and 3 and three accented syllables in line 2 and 4
ballad stanza
narrative form popular during the medieval period based on the adventures on knights kings and distressed ladies
medieval romance
anecdote or short tale told to teach a lesson
exemplum
dramatic allegory in which vices and virtues wage for the possession of the human soul
morality play
which character has the greatest evil influence over macbeth
lady macbeth
what vision does macbeth have that points him to duncan’s chamber “is this ___ I see before me”
a daggar
how does mady macbeth assist macbeth in his scheme
poisons and frames the guards
who does macbeth see at the banquet
banquo
how do the witches cause macbeth’s demise
they decieved him with their prophesies
who kills macbeth
macduff
what flaw of macbeth ultimately causes his demise
lust for power
what is englands greatest allegory
pilgrims progress
englands greatest epic
paradise lost
what is herrick’s advice to the virgins
hurry in getting married
what is the irony of the constant lover
he was an inconstant lover
in paradise lost, what means of revenge does satan propose to the princes of helll
invade the earth and destroy mankind
what thought persuaded eve to give adam the fruit according to milton
she didnt want to be replaced by another wife
what is miltons purpose in writing paradise lost
justify the ways of God to men
highly original and intellectual comparison that points out an unusual parallel between highly dissimilar elements
metaphysical conceit
the two neighbors that go to try to convince Christian not to go on his pilgrimage
obstinate and pliable
opens wickett gate for christian
goodwill
what 4 signs of grace does christian receive at the cross
mark on forehead, new clothes, scroll, and he loses his burden
why do timorous and mistrust flee
they fear the lions
what does christian recieve at the palace beautiful
armor
how does christian defeat apollyon
thw sword
how does christian get through the valley of the shadow of death
prayer
who becomes christians companion after the valley of the shadow of death
faithful
where does faithful meet his end
vanity fair
what does vanity fair represent
teh world system
who is christians companion after faithful
hopeful
how do they escape the giant despair’s prison
they key of promise
what do they cross taht represents death
the river
theme of song to st cecelia’s day
music
what happens to robinson crusoe
he is stranded on as island
how long is robinson crusoe on the island
27 year
who joins robinson crusoe on the island and is ministered to
friday
the named companion other than friday from robinson crusoe
poll
what brings robinson crusoe to God
his sickness
swift’s greatest satire
gulliver’s travels
what is different about liliput in gullivers travels
everyone is six inches tall
what is different about liliput in gullivers travels
everyone is six inches tall
wise horse people from gullivers travles
Houyhnhnms
what does gulliver say causes war
greed, differences of opinion, pride and hunger
savage humans from gullivers travels
yahoos
why was johnson’s dictionary such a feat
he did it all by himslef
what group did Whitefield join at oxford
methodists
poem about humble obscure people who lie buried in the churchyard
elegy written in a country churchyard gray
poem about how things are no longer simple
the deserted villiage
poems by blake that represent evil and innocence
the tyger and the lamb
burns poem teaches man to be sincere
to a louse
most formal complex type of lyrical poetry
ode
concise saying witty or satiric
epigram
words used to convey the opposite of their meaning
irony
words addressed to an inanimate object as if it were alive
apostraphe
unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse
melancholy poem which reflects on nature and death
elegy
poem illustrates a conflict between the beauty of nature and the corruption of man
lines written in early spring
wordsworth poem that describes daffodils
i wandered lonely as a cloud
bird that followed the ship in rime of ancient mariner
albatross
theme of rime of ancient mariner
love nature
first significant to deal with an entire family
pride and prejudice
poem about authors love for his home lan
my native land
unique type of romantic character that is rebellious brooding and proud
byronic hero
3 types of novels from romanic period
gothic, novel of manners, historical novel
story that tells of a display of self sacrifice
enoch arden
how does enoch arden sacrifice
he comes back and doesnt reveal himself to annie
in tennyson’s idylls of the king, what do king arthur and guinevere and lancelot represent
the war of the flesh and the spirit
what work is always put at the end of tennyson’s collections
crossing the bar
what work by elizabeth barret browning is about peter’s denial of jesus
the look
dramatic monologue about a murderous duke
my last duchess
poem about how the author believes he’ll meet his wife in heaven
prospice
oscar wilde’s work that satires english social structure
the importance of being earnest
why does jack worthing not reveal to Guinevere fairfax his real name
it is her dream to love someone named earnest
why does lady bracknell object to jack worthing’s proposal to her daughter
he was found orphaned in a handbag
in pygmalion what is eliza’s occupation
shes a flower girl, she sells flowers
a lyric poem in which a single character engages in a conversation with a silent listener, revealing a dramatic situation
dramatic monologue
why does eliza come to professor higgens
to learn to speak properly
poem s]that shows the irony of fame
to an athlete dying young
poem that describes a beast slouchijng towards bethlehem
the second coming
tribute to the average man
the unknown citizen
what is the advice thomas gives to his father about dying in do not go gentle into that good night
rage rage against the dying of the light
what memory haunts arsat in the lagoon
his brother’s calling his name as he died
what does arsat resolve to do at the eng of the lagoon
avenge his brother
in the last bow, for what country did von bork collect British military information
germany
in the last bow, who is altamont
sherlock holmes
in the last bow, who did sherlock hire to spy on von bork
the maid
in ignorance is strength, who is the infallible all-powerful leader of the party
big brother
what newspeak word means stopping dangerous thoughts that come to your head
crimestop
in the railway children, how did bobbie find out about her father
newspaper
did bobbie beleive her father was a criminal
no
in churchill’s blood, sweat, toil, and tears, what is the aim
victory
who were the screwtape letters for
wormwood
“Today, the road all runners come,. Shoulder-high we bring you home,. And set you at your threshold down,. Townsman of a stiller town.”
to an athlete dying young
“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, / Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?”
the second coming
“was he free, was he happy, teh question is absurd”
an unknown citizen
“rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
do not go gentle into that good night
“i have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat”
blood, toil, tears, and sweat
“we are sons of the same mother and I left him in the midst of enemies but I am going back now.”
the lagoon
