Unit 02 Lit Review Flashcards
What is the “rhythmical expression of beauty?”
poetry
Who were the two men who rode with the narrator in the poem, “How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix?”
Joris and Dirck
Who is the hero of “How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix?”
Roland, the horse
What happened to Joris’ horse?
It fell over dead.
Why didn’t the boy in “The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver” attend school or play outside?
He had no clothes to wear.
What did the mother use to weave cloth?
the harp
What did the boy find when he awoke on Christmas morning?
He found his mother frozen dead beside a pile of princely clothes she had woven for him.
What is a highwayman?
a person who robs travelers on the road.
When does the highwayman promise to return to Bess, his sweetheart?
by moonlight
Who told the authorities that the highwayman would be returning to the inn?
Tim the stable boy
How did Bess warn her love that danger awaited him at the inn?
She pulled the trigger of the musket that was tied to her, killing herself, but sounding a warning to him.
What was the theme of “The Death of the Hired Man?”
The meaning of ‘home’
What was Silas’ great and only talent?
He could stack hay in an orderly fashion.
Why did Silas return to Warren and Mary’s farm?
to die
What kin of Silas’ did Warrant think should take Silas in?
his brother
What event happened the same day that the “one-toss shay” was built?
the Lisbon earthquake
Who was the last owner of the shay?
the parson
How long did the shay last without breaking down?
100 years
What happened to the shay?
All the parts broke down simultaneously. It resembled piles of sawdust.
Name the title of the work:
“I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he;
How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix
Name the work and speaker:
“I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three;”
How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix
narrator
Name the work and speaker:
“You’ve need of clothes to cover you
And not a rag have I.”
The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver
mother to son
Name the work and speaker: "Her thin fingers, moving in the thin, tall strings, We weav-weav-weaving Wonderful things."
The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver
son about his mother
Name the work and speaker:
“Then look for me by moonlight,
Watch for me by moonlight,
I’ll come to thee by moonlight…”
The Highwayman
the highwayman
Name the work and speaker:
“Home is the place where, when you have to go there,
They have to take you in.”
The Death of the Hired Man
Warren
Name the work and speaker:
“I should have called it
Something you somehow haven’t to deserve.”
The Death of the Hired Man
Mary
Name the work: "You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, -- All at once, and nothing first,-- Just as bubbles do when they burst."
The Deacon’s Masterpiece
Name the Work and Characters:
riders who were bringing good news to Aix
How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix
Joris and Dirck
Name the Work and Characters:
the narrator’s horse; hero of poem
How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix
Roland
Name the Work and Characters:
landlord’s beautiful daughter; scarified her life to warn her love about the red-coat ambush
The Highwayman
Bess
Name the Work and Characters:
robber who was shot down in the road trying to avenge the death of his love
The Highwayman
the highwayman
Name the Work and Characters:
farmer who was still angry with a hired hand who had left during the busy season
The Death of the Hired Man
Warren
Name the Work and Characters:
Warren’s wife
The Death of the Hired Man
Mary
Name the Work and Characters:
hired man who came “home” to die
The Death of the Hired Man
Silas
Name the Work and Characters:
college student who helped on Warren’s farm
The Death of the Hired Man
Harold Wilson
Who wrote “How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix?”
Robert Browning
What country was Robert Browning from?
England
What form of poetry did Robert Browning develop and perfect?
the dramatic monologue
In what century did Browning live?
nineteenth (1800s)
In what literary period did Browning write?
Victorian
Who wrote “The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver?”
Edna St. Vincent Millay
What country was Edna St. Vincent Millay from?
America (US)
What did Edna St. Vincent Millay win for several volumes of her poetry?
a Pulitzer Prize
Who wrote “The Highwayman?”
Alfred Noyes
What country is Alfred Noyes from?
England
Who wrote “The Death of the Hired Man”
Robert Frost
Frost is best know for writing about what?
New England rural life
Frost was considered by many to be the outstanding American poet of which century?
the twentieth (20th)
Who wrote “The Deacon’s Masterpiece?”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
What poet was known as “Mr. Boston?”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
