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Who wrote “The Deserted Village”?

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Oliver Goldsmith

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How are the people of the deserted village described as?

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As poor people

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What causes the people to leave the deserted village?

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Industrial revolution, and enclosure movement

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What was the irony in “Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog”?

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The dog died for bitting the man who was actually bad

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Who wrote “The lamb”?

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William Blake

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Who wrote “The Tyger”?

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William Blake

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What does the two poems “The lamb” and “The Tyger” represent?

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“The Lamb” represents good
“The Tyger” represents evil

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“The Clod and the Pebble” of those two, who represented a good attitude in life and which represent a bad attitude in life?

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The Clod had a good attitude
The Pebble had a bad attitude

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The people in London were described as what kind of people?

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Bad people

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Robert Burns is an author of what country?

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Scottland

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What is apostrophe?

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Talking to an inanimate object as it is alive

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On the poem “John Anderson My Jo” what kind of person was the speaker of this poem?

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Old lady remembering her husband

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What work says “Liberty is in every blood, let us do…”

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“Bruce’s Address to His Army at Bannockburn”

Robert Burns

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In the poem “To a Mouse” why does the author thinks the mouse is on a better situation?

Robert Burns

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The mouse doesn’t have to worry for the future

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What poem is a nostalgic remembering of the past?

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Auld Lang Syne

Robert Burns

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Name of the paper that Johnson stablished between 1750-1752

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The Rambler

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Describe Boswell and Johnson first meeting

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Strain

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What did Samuel Johnson begin writing in 1747

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His Dictionary

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Why did Johnson dictionary is considered a great achievement

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He was one man finishing the dictionary

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Time and date Matthew Henry believe it was the better time to pray

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Morning

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What group did George Whitefield joint at Oxford

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Methodists

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One thing mentioned by John Wesley that does not cause nervous disorders

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Hardworking

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In what ocean does the Castaway take place?

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Atlantic ocean

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Poem by Cowper presents nature as God creation for man to enjoy
The task
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Theme of Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Upscare common people
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Village described in the Deserted Village?
Abern
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What is the theme of the poem THe Deserted Village
The laments of times that are no more and the simplicity of rural life
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Who wrote the two poems "The Lamb" and "The Tyger
William Blake
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In "The Clod and the Pebble" who has a biblical view of love
The Clod
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What poem of William Blake presents human nature as corrupt and fallen
London
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What poem by Burns has the nostalgic of past days?
Auld Lang Syne
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"A Man's a Man for a' That" has a theme of the love of liberty by praising what?
Humans beings worth of value
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Which of the two "To Alouse" and "To a Mouse" teach man to be sincere
"To alouse"
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Poem that describes the piest scottish family life
The Cotter's Saturday Night | Robert Burns
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In "Cotter's Saturday Night" who did Jenny brings home?
Her boyfriend
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In "The Cotter's Saturday Night" the father is described as being priest like, why?
He led the i reading scripture and giving devotions
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Greatest writer of the 18 century
Samuel Johnson
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Who wrote the biography of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell
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Who is remembered as the father of english hymnody
Issac Watts
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Who wrote "O Happy Day"
Philip Doddridge
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Who wrote "How Gentle God's Commands"
Philip Doddridge
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Who wrote Rock of Ages
Augustus Toplady
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Who wrote "Jesus Shall Reign"
Issac Watts
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Who is the hymn writter that was once the weaked captain of a ship and wrote "Amazing Grace"
John Newton
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Who wrote "The Task" and "The Castaway"?
Wiliam Cowper
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Who wrote "Soldiers of Christ Arrise"
Charles Wesley
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What did George Whitefield had to do to get into Oxford
His friends recommended him and he was a servant
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Who wrote "Short Song Congratulations"
Samuel Johnson
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Who is the author of "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
James Boswel
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Robert Burns made what popular?
The Scottish dialect
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Who wrote "Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog"
William Blake
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When did Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary
1747
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Theme of the poem "Joy and Peace in Believing"
No matter what happen, you can have peace in God
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Who wote "Afton Water"
Robert Burns
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Who wrote "How Gentle God's Command
Philip Doddridge
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Who wrote "Amazing Grace"?
John Newton
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Who wrote "Soldiers of Christ, Arise"?
Charles Wesley
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Come, "Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
Charles Wesley
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Who wrote "The Castaway"
Willia Cowper
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Who wrote "The Task"?
William Cowper
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Who wrote "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"
Thomas Gray
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What mystic poet was also an artist who presented profound ideas in a chart like ways such as in "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"
William Blake
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Term used for language used only in poetry
Poetic diction
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Term fo unrimed iambic pentameter
Blank verse
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Term of melancholic poem that reflects nature and death
Elegy
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Talk to inanimate objects as if they were alive
Apostrophe
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"Jesus shall reign..."
Jesus Shall reign | Issac Watts
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"Come thou long...
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus | Charles Wesley
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"amazing grace how sweet..."
Amazin Grace | John Newton
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"God moves in a mysterious ways..."
Light Shining on the Darkness | William Cowper
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"God moves in a mysterious ways..." what does it means?
God does things we dont understand for His perfect plan
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“Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.”
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard | Thomas Gray
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Point of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"
People that have talents but have normal and humble lifes
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“His best companions, innocence and health; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
Desserted Village | Oliver Goldsmith
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“His best companions, innocence and health; And his best riches, ignorance of wealth." What does it means?
People best friend became the riches instead of wealth
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“The man recover’d of the bite, The dog it was that died”
Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog
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“The man recover’d of the bite, The dog it was that died” what does it means?
The man was a bad person
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"Little lamb, who made thee..."?
The Lamb | William Blake
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"Tyger Tyger burning bright..."
The Tyger | William Blake
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"Flow gently sweet afton..."
After Waters | Robert Burns
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"O my love is like red red rose..."
A Red, Red Rose | Robert Burns
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"Liberty is in every blow..."
"Bruises Address to the Army at Bannockburn" | Robert Burns
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"Shall every frainken be forgot..."
Auld Lang Syne | Robert Burns
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"The best mouse and man..."
"To a Mouse" | Robert Burns
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"I got some power to give us to see ourselves"
To Alouse | Robert Burns
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An honest man, the noblests work of God
The Cotter's Saturday Night | Robert Burns
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Who wrote "The Heavens Declare Thy Glory Lord"
Isacc Watts
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Who wrote "Walking With God"
William Cowper
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Who wrote "Auguries of the Innocents"
William Blake
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Who wrote "John Anderson My Jo"
Robert Burns
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Who wrote "How are Thy Servants Blessed O Lord"
Joseph Addison

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