U8 L3 Romantic Poets: Wordsworth Flashcards
What is the first generation of Romantic poets?
- Wordsworth
- Coleridge
What is the second generation of Romantic poets?
- Byron
- Keats
- Shelley
What is the difference between first and second generation Romantic poets?
1- developing new mode of thought
2-using poetry to explore imagination
What is a poetic image?
anything that can be (insert 5 senses)
The power of words is increased through the poet’s use of what figures or speech?
- simile
- metaphor
- irony
- hyperbole
- metonymy
What figures of speech can produce sound effects to make an emotional effect?
- alliteration
- assonance
- onomatopoeia
- meter and rhyme
What are the two most common figures of speech?
simile and metaphor
What is apostrophe?
- similar to personification
- something other than God or living person is addressed
What is a paradox?
- another form of irony
- statement seems contradictory but is true
What is Hyperbole?
overstatement/ exaggeration
What is metonymy?
substitutes something closely related for the actual idea/thing
(The pen is mightier than the sword)
What is Synecdoche?
-another type of metonymy
-associates part of a thing with the whole thing
(you like my new wheels? (car))
At the age of 8, Wordsworth was sent to which school? What was its significance?
Hawkshead School
-appreciation for nature
In 1787, Wordsworth went to which College?
St John’s College, Cambridge
Was Wordsworth interested in his studies at St. John’s College? What was the result
no, received degree without honor
Who was Dorothy?
Wordsworth’s sister
How many children did Wordsworth have?
five
What was the position that Wordsworth gained that solved his financial problems?
stamp-distributor
In 1843, Wordsworth was made () of England
Poet Laureate
What is a poet laureate?
British poet honored as the national poet
In later years, Wordsworth became involved in which Church and accepted what approach to religion?
Anglican, orthodox
In later years, Wordsworth’s political views became more ()
conservative
When and at what age did Wordsworth die?
1850, 80
What was Wordsworth’s earliest published work?
Descriptive Sketches
Is Descriptive Sketches conventional?
yes
How many editions was Lyrical Ballads published in?
three
What publication comprises of Wordsworth’s best writing?
Poems in Two Volumes
What factors contributed to Wordsworth’s dissillusionment?
- French rev fail
- inability to exp youth passion
- brother’s death
- alienation from Coleridge
- acceptance of life’s realities
As a Romantic poet, Wordsworth was more successful in his () poetry
early
In what volume was Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey published?
Lyrical Ballads
What does Tintern Abbey tell?
- poets thoughts in return visit to Why valley
- changing relationship with nature
- function of imagination
What is the Abbey referred to in Lines Composed…?
ruin on edge of Wye River and near Southeastern Wales
What are the 3 levels/stages of life which Wordsworth perceived nature in Tintern Abbey?
1-physical beauty
2-source of emotional comfort, inspiration, understanding
3-divine presence
