The Brownings Flashcards

0
Q

“Sonnets from the Portuguese” missing words:

A

“Cuckoo-song”

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“Sonnets may address a range of issues or themes, but _____, the original subject of the sonnet, is perhaps still the most prevalent.”

A

Love

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2
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Who was the sculptor of Neptune in “My Last Duchess”?

A

Claus of Innsbruck

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3
Q

The monks want Lippo to paint the ____, not the bodies

A

Souls

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4
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R. Browning is said to write in the tradition of:

A

John Donne

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5
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Where is the Duke and his companion?

A

On the grand staircase

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6
Q

What is a “shroud”?

A

A cover or shelter

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7
Q

“Ask ________ why they weep, and not the children,

For the outside earth is cold…”

A

The aged

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8
Q

God’s reaction:

A

God can’t hear them because of the noise

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9
Q

R. Browning went to ____________________ in 1828

A

University of London

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10
Q

The children only know two words of praying:

A

Our father

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11
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“I love thee to the depth and breadth and height” an allusion:

A

Christian allusion

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12
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“Porphyria’s Lover” is set:

A

Just after her death

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13
Q

Sonnetto means:

A

“Little song”

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14
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Hyperbole means:

A

Overstatement, incredible exaggeration

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15
Q

“How do I love thee?” What comes next?

A

Let me count the ways

16
Q

R. Browning’s first play, Strafford, was a:

A

Flop

17
Q

The painter Fra Lippo Lippi escaped by:

A

Tying together bedclothes and curtains