Gulliver's Travels Flashcards
Part 1 & 4
what roundabout expression do the Houyhnhnms use for a lie?
The thing which is not
when was it written?
1726
who was his contemporary?
Pope
who was he influenced by?
Restoration authors
he was a great _____ who used ________
satirist
rhyming pentameter couplets
he uses rhyming pentameter couplets like ______
Chaucer
He writes of exploration, used by ____ as Britain ______
Behn
expands
The ______ are the current monarch
Hanovers
George I
this is _______ comedy
egg breaking
swift was part of the _____ party
tory
Belfescu represents _____, after the _______ ended
France
Queen Anne’s War (to take over continent)
Flimnap represents _____
Prime Minister Walpole (concentrations of wealth, Whig)
Why did Swift write about urinating on the empress?
angry at Queen Anne for not thanking him for his work as a supporter
what did Queen Anne do for authors?
copyright laws
he liked the idea of _______ traditions
humanist
this story offers a fresh perspective that popularized _______
social graces
this story is conservative but ______
playful
the two parties are what?
high heels (tories)
low heels (whigs)
what was the egg debate symbolizing?
ridiculous reasons for war
The rope dancing represents….
how politics are chosen for stupid reasons (how much money they could make, how high they jump)
