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restoration

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the Stuart monarchs restored peace and order to England after the difficult reigns of Charles I,II, and Oliver Cromwell

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neoclassical

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writers modeled their works after class Latin works of literature

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englightenment

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people stopped asking why? and started asking how?, explained by scientific observation

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what did thinkers emphasize that affected some people’s religious views?

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logic, scientific observation and factual explanation

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what exposed excessed and moral corruption in society?

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wit and satire

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what did the periodical essay being developed comment on?

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public manners and values

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novels

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used to satisfy the reading tastes of a developing middle class of writers

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drama during the restoration was _______

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witty, vulgar, and cynical

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what type of actors were now allowed on stage after theaters reopened?

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females

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the rich and excesses began to appreciate ______ and ______ after the onset of industrialization

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nature and simplicity

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1664

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plague claims more than 68,000 people in London, out of 460,000 residents

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1666

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Great Fire destroys much of London

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1673

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English Test Act bans Catholics and nonconformists from public office

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1685-1687

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James II tried to reestablish Catholic church

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1688

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James II flees to France, succeeded by protestant rulers; William and Mary to begin the Glorious Revolution

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satire

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a kind of writing that ridicules human weaknesses, vice, or folly in order to bring about change and promote awareness

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hyperbole

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a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect

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understatement

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a figure of speech that consists of saying less than what is really meant or saying something with less force than is necessary

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irony

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a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality

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verbal irony

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when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something quite different

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situational irony

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when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

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allegory

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a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts

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epigram

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brief, clever, memorable caption or statement

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antithesis

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a contrast of ideas expressed in a grammatically balanced statement

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alexander pope

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British poet, gifted at satirical writing and epigrams, had a spine disability

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MP: what is the problem in Ireland?

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small amount of food and money to help families

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MP: what should be done for the man that solves Ireland’s problem?

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statue created for the hero

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MP: how long can a child be fed by their mother cheaply?

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one year

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MP: what is Swift’s proposal to solve the problems in Ireland?

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sell the poor child to wealthy, fortunate kingdoms to be cooked, served and eaten for a reward to the past family

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MP: how many children would be reserved for breeding?

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20,000

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MP: what will the proposal help reduce?

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the number of papists (Catholics)

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MP: what are 2 benefits mothers will get from this?

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8 shillings per profit and good treatment to be fit for work to produce another child

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MP: how many meals can a child make?

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4 dishes

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MP: what else would be done with the child’s carcass?

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make gloves and boots for women and gentlemen

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MP: what is one objection to this problem?

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the number of people in the kingdom will be lessened

36
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Gulliver’s Travels

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a parody of a travel narrative which was very popular at the time

37
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Lemuel Gulliver

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well-educated, unimaginative ship’s surgeon

38
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Lilliput

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protestants in England

39
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Blefuscu

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catholics in France

40
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GT: how does Gulliver end up in Lilliput?

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shipwreck

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GT: how long have the nations been fighting?

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six and thirty moons

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GT: what issue have the nations been fighting over?

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which side to crack an egg on

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GT: what losses has the country of Lilliput suffered as a result of their dispute?

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lost emperor, emperor’s crown, 11,000 people dead, 40 ships lost, 6 rebellions…

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GT: how does Gulliver get to Blefuscu?

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walked through the water to the other side since he is tall enough and not 6 inches

45
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GT: what prevents Gulliver from being affected by the arrows?

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glass spectacles

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GT: what was the Lilliputian majesty’s plan once Gulliver returned?

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Gulliver would work for Lilliput to take the rest of the enemy’s ships

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