Mac Flecknoe Flashcards
1
Q
What does Mac Flecknoe mean?
A
Son of Flecknoe (Flecknoe was a prolific and untalented writer)
2
Q
Who is Dryden insulting?
A
Thomas Shadwell, the self-proclaimed heir to Jonson
3
Q
What is “Augusta”?
A
London
4
Q
What is the conceit?
A
Old Flecknoe is deciding who is the dullest so that he can crown him heir
5
Q
What are the symbols at the coronation?
A
ale, a bad play, and a poppy crown
6
Q
What is Shadwell’s empire?
A
from Ireland to Barbadoes (vast and empty)
7
Q
What racial slur does Dryden use?
A
He accuses Flecknoe and Shadwell of being Irish
8
Q
What does Jonson do in his appearance in the poem?
A
he directly disinherits Shadwell
9
Q
form?
A
heroic couplet
10
Q
what scatological joke is made?
A
the pages from Shadwell’s unsold books are used as pie liners and toilet paper
