Y9 Tier 2 & 3 Vocabulary: The Romantics

Question 1

Romanticism

Answer 1

A term used to describe literature, art and music in the late 18th and early 19th century; includes a focus on the power of nature, imagination, revolution, the world of children, and the lives of people marginalised in society.

Question 2

Enjambement

Answer 2

Device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse; often used to maintain a sense of continuation from one stanza to another.

Question 3

Sibilance

Answer 3

The repeated use of the ‘s’ sound in the beginning, middle or end of nearby words.

Question 4

Caesara

Answer 4

A pause that occurs within a line of poetry, usually marked by some form of punctuation such as a period, comma, ellipsis, or dash.

Question 5

Sonnet

Answer 5

A fixed form of poetry consisting of 14 lines. Most typically, the lines are in iambic pentameter, consisting of five pairs of unstressed/stressed syllables for a total of 10 syllables. The lines rhyme according to a prescribed scheme.

Question 6

Sestet

Answer 6

A stanza or a poem of six lines.

Question 7

Octave

Answer 7

A stanza or a poem of eight lines.

Question 8

Volta

Answer 8

The “turning point” in a poem, a moment of dramatic shift in tone or theme of the poem.

Question 9

Rational

Answer 9

Having reason or understanding; reasonable.

Question 10

Sublime

Answer 10

The use of language or literary devices that evoke the feeling of grandeur, and that which inspires awe or fear in the reader.

Question 11

Capitalism

Answer 11

A system for dealing with money and wealth.

Question 12

Radicalism

Answer 12

The belief that society needs to be changed, and that these changes are only possible through revolutionary means.

Question 13

Democracy

Answer 13

A system of government that allows people to have an influence over government decisions.

Question 14

Corruption

Answer 14

Dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people.