Honors British Literature II Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Vocabulary and Grammar ____ 1. In “To An Athlete Dying Young‚” Housman refers to “the rout / of lads that wore their honors out.” A rout is a a.|failed plan.|c.|traveled path.| b.|loud clamor.|d.|disorderly mob.| ____ 2. Which phrase is the closest in meaning to sinews? a.|ropes and pulleys|c.|muscular power| b.|mechanical power|d.|chemical power|
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most forcibly is its catholicity; praise is meted out impartially to Huns‚ Goths‚ Burgandians‚Franks‚ Danes‚ Sweedes‚ Anglos‚ Wends‚ Saxons and many others". * To S.Brook- "Widsith is our Ulysses". The Wonderer:- * It is an elegy of 115 lines by an unknown Anglo-Saxon Poet. * It is the lamentation of a young-man for his dead master. The Wonderer travels in a ship‚ alone and friendless‚ seeking a home for peace and protection under a new lord .In the sleep he dreams the happiness
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child of John and Sara Milton • Admitted to Christ’s College‚ Cambridge • got suspended after a dispute with his tutor • He composed "on the morning of Christ’s Nativity" -Dec. 25‚ 1629 • November‚ upon his memory Milton composed the beautiful elegy‚ Lycidas. • Milton married Mary Powell - unhappy marrige -> divorce -> divorce pamphlets • Daughter: Anne and Deborah • Milton lost his sight - glaucoma • "On his blindness" --> recount of his experiment of being blind • 1656 - Milton married
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Basics of English Studies: An introductory course for students of literary studies in English. 4. Poetry Table of Contents: 4.1. What Is Poetry? ................................................................................... 142 4.1.1. Outward Indications .......................................................................... 142 4.2. Types of Poetry ................................................................................... 144 4.2.1. Lyric Poetry ..........................
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Analysis of “The Wife’s Lament” The Wife’s Lament by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon scop. The literary work is contained in The Exeter Book. This elegy explores the concept of exile‚ sorrow‚ helplessness‚ betrayal‚ loneliness‚ and confusion. The speaker of this elegy will speak about how she is out to search for a way to relieve her pain. She feels alone and ignored‚ and she just wants to be happy and not sad. The first section is when the speaker talks about how her pain and hardship in the past‚ is
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Jonson and Sheridan present their moral message through various satirical techniques infused throughout ‘Volpone’ and ‘The School for Scandal’. Each emphasise the corrupt flaws in society in the current time frame in which they were written. Arguably Volpone’s representation of the greed in his dark sinister satire holds more relevance to a twenty-first century audience. He presents this society‚ dominated by avarice‚ through the satirical device of humour and irony to exploit the flaws in a ‘comedy
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Periods of English Literature. For convenience of discussion‚ historians divide the continuity of English literature into segments of time that are called "periods." The exact number‚ dates‚ and names of these periods vary‚but the list below conforms to widespread practice. The list is followed by a brief comment on each period‚ in chronological order. 450-1066 Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) Period 1066-1500 Middle English Period 1500-1660 The Renaissance (or Early Modern) 1558-1603 Elizabethan
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Analyzing Satire: The Paper Purpose: 1) identify the four techniques of satire in a satirical work 2) explain how the four techniques of satire contribute to comments or criticisms being made by a satirical work 3) use visual literacy skills to analyze‚ interpret‚ and explain non-print media. Audience: A group of college students who are already familiar with the issue being criticized through satire. Assignment: Write a 4-5 page essay that explains how individual techniques of satire are used
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In what ways does Heaney convey feelings of disappointment in ‘Blackberry Picking?’ In Seamus Heaney’s poem “Blackberry Picking’ the poet vividly recreates a seemingly unimportant event in which he goes blackberry picking as a child. However by the end of the poem this experience acquires increased significance. Throughout Heaney’s description of this event we are made aware of the theme‚ Heaney’s childhood hopes and dreams in contrast to the harsh realities of life. This theme is effectively
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Responding to Society with Satire Satirical essays are often written about controversial topics to try to persuade the reader to agree with the writer’s point of view. However‚ unlike traditional persuasive essays where the writer takes a serious tone and talks about the true merits of his/her point of view‚ satirical essays are written sarcastically in order to mock and point out flaws in the opposing point of view. In a famous example‚ “Letter to a Royal Academy‚” Ben Franklin jokingly suggests
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