unit 4 parts 3-4 Flashcards
originally any poem of solemn mediation. Now traditionally refers to longer,formal poem lamenting the loss of a particular person (or loss in a more general sense) or meditating on the subject death itself
elegy
a lyric poem in which a character (not the author) speaks to a silent audience about a critical moment in his life
dramatic monologue
the person created by the author to tell the story affecting the way a story is told
persona
a nonfiction prose composition (usually of shorter length) that explores a subject
essay
argues for a thesis but that is not intended to address a subject in its enterty
argumentative essay
a term applied to a particular genre of works (most often novels) that are genreally medieval in setting;gloomy mysterious and nightmarish in atmosphere and suspenseful and often supernatural in plot
gothic
realistic fiction that emphasizes characterization by focusing on underlying thought processes and motivations
pychological realism
the belief that certain biological principles applied not only plants and animals but also to humans and their society
social darwinism
an invention of Gerard Manley Hopkins it is a variation of strong stress meter.Strong stresses may directly follow each other or be interrupted by one to three lesser stresses
sprung rhythm
a curtailed version of the italian sonnet.It reduces the octave to 6 lines and the sestet to four and a half lines
curtal sonnet
a kind of comedy that satirizes the social customs of a sophisticated society and often has love as its subject
comedy of manners
what was the attitude of early victorian England toward the future
the early victorian england seemed generally hopful that England was on the verge of prosperity and advancement
what did the authors of the victorian era exhibited
they exhibted an unprecedented degree of social mobility in achieving literary success
what did Robert and Elizabeth Browing present
robert and elizabeth browning present a general traditional christian viewpoint in their writing
how did alfred lord tennyson tried to salvage religious faith
alfred lord tennyson tried to salvage religious faith by blending transcendentalism with traditional christianity to provide basis for his comfort and hopes
who was responsible for the theory of social darwinism
herbert spencer was responsible for the theory of social darwinism
thomas hardy wrote about what extending what
thomas hardy wrote about naturalism extending darwinism into literature as a movement
what did robert browning examine
he examined the heart and inner struggles of man in developing his signature poetic form -the dramatic monologue
who remains profoundly influential and she inspired authors such as George Eliot,Emily Dickinson,and Virginia
elizabth browning
Elizabeth browning began to experience what
at 15 she bagan to experience health problems that would dog her for the rest of her life
what does “sonnet 43” organizes
the poem organizes time in the aspect of past,present,and future
“i love thee freely,as men strive for right;i love thee purely as they turn from praise” an example of
an example of simile
what is thomas carlyle
scottish historian and essayist
who is thomas carlyle
master converstationalist who influenced a number of intellectual and adhered to perspective that embraced transcendatal,diestic religion and eschewed materalism
what does carlyle claims England’s poor condition is
england’s poor condition is not caused by it’s lack of wealth but by England’s lack of properly using its resource
what does Carlyle uses in “the condition of england”
carlyle uses the allusion of midas to soldify his argument
what does “signs of the times” define the dawning victorain era
defines the dawning victorian era as the “age of machinery”
what does Carlyle claim in “sign of times”
Carlyle claims the England’s progress has not closed the gap between social classes
what is the thesis of “sign of times”
“free in hand and foot,we are shackled in heart and soul”
according to Carlyle the victorian age transitioned
according to Carlyle the victorian age transitioned in virtue formely was “ a worship of the beautiful and good” but became “a calculation of the profitable”
what was charles dickens
he was one of england’s leading novelists
what did charles dickens sought to use
he sought to use his writings to express injustices and encourage reforms
where did charles dickens expertise in his subject matter come from
his expertise in his subject matter came from personal experience both as a common person and as a journalist telling England’s tale
what did Charles dickens say about society
according to dickens “only thing that can save his society is love and duty”
“never wonder, by means of addition, subtractions, multiplications and division settle everything somehow and never wonder” what does means
dickens writers about the fact that the following statement reflects the message carlyle gives in “sign of the times”
where was oscar wilde educated
he was educated at portora royal school and then trinity college,dublin, where he fell in love with classical languages and won the award for the best students in greek
what were many of oscar wilde works
many of his works none so gently satrized victorian social mores
what is “the importance of of being ernest” about
to have as one’s ideal the goal of loving a person named Ernest is ridiculous.It communicates a high level of shallowness and intimates that gwendolen has few goals or purposed for her life.She cannot give a well reasoned defense for her true love for ernest
why did Oscar wilde purposed to include lady bracknell’s character
lady bracknell’s character into to the play to voice the shallow priniples of victorian high society
according to lady bracknell,the consequence of public education in england
is that education has no effect on english society
who was rudyard kipling
he was the last british writer of fiction and poetry to appeal to all levels of society
rudyard kipling was a what that matstered what
he was an internationally-born brition that mastered the short story but is best known for his novels -for example “the jungle book”
what did rudyard kipling decline
he declined poet laureateship of england
what was rudyard kipling known for
was the 1st nobel prize winner in english language literature
according to the doctor, McGoggines conversion was the cause
according to doctor,McGoggin’es converion was cause by overwork
What doesn’t McGoggin believe in and why
McGoggin doesn’t believe in an afterlife or in the spirtualitu of man.This is a result of his postivism (which denies sources of knowledge outside of man’s obervations) and his naturalism (which denies the supernatural). This does not line up with a biblical worlview
