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    HUM 112 Quiz two 1. Why does the vase in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" fascinate John Keats? The eternal beauty of its art 2. Why did Frederick Douglass eventually break away from the Anti-Slavery Society? Concern that their doctrine would dissolve the Union 3. Why did the philosophes alienate themselves from the Church? Intolerant of hierarchy and ritual 4. Why does Fragonard paint the young lady in The Swing as losing a shoe? To symbolize virginity loss 5. Why do many of Fra

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    A Comparison of Blake‚ Wordsworth and Keats William Blake‚ John Keats and William Wordsworth all believe in the "depth" of the world and the possibilities of the human heart. However‚ each poet looks towards different periods in time to capture meaning in life. Blake looks towards the future for his inspiration‚ Keats towards the present and Wordsworth towards the past. Regardless of where each poet looks for their inspiration they are all looking for the same thing; timeless innocence. Each poet

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    devices to help enhance the "richness" in his two odes‚ "Ode on Indolence" and "Ode on Melancholy". Keats uses simile‚ pathetic fallacy‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ transferred epithet and oxymoron to enhance the imagery. Keats also uses sibilance and alliteration to help create the mood of both poems. In "Ode on Indolence" Keats uses simile to describe the figures coming to life in his imagination‚ "They pass’d‚ like figures on a marble urn" this creates an ominous atmosphere and the figures

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    The Characteristics of Romantic Poetry   The Romantic Movement lasted from about 1750 to about 1870‚ is often defined as second Renaissance. Romanticism cannot be identified with a single style‚ technique‚ or attitude‚ but romantic writing is generally characterized by a highly imaginative and subjective approach‚ emotional intensity‚ freedom of thought and expression‚ an idealization of nature‚ and a dreamlike or visionary quality.  The Romantic Movement is both a revolt and revival .This movement

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    travelled to Italy in an effort to recover his health but died in Rome of tuberculosis in 1821. He was buried in the Protestant cemetery in Rome. * There is some deeply felt personal experience behind the ODES of 1819‚ but the significant fact is that this experience is “behind” the odes‚ not their substance. * The poetical personal pronoun “I” does not stand for a human being linked to the events of his time‚ but for a universal one. * He remarks: “Scenery is fine‚ but human nature is

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    John Keats (1795-1821)                                  TO AUTUMN.                                             1.     SEASON of mists and mellow fruitfulness‚          Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;      Conspiring with him how to load and bless          With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;      To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees‚          And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;              To swell the gourd‚ and plump the hazel shells      With

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    Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf Editions. Open Purchase the entire Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf on CD at http://collegebookshelf.net Contents Selected Poems. John Keats. John Keats. Selected Poems. Contents About the author John Keats (October 31‚ 1795 February 23‚ 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. During his short life‚ his work was the subject of constant politically motivated critical attack‚ and it was not until much later that

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    Area Of Study: Belonging

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    Advanced ENGLISH ___________________________________________________________ Area of Study: Belonging A study of Emily Dickinson (and related texts) Dr Selina Samuels‚ Ascham School 2 What is the Area of Study? The Area of Study is the exploration of a concept that affects our perceptions of ourselves and our world. Students explore‚ analyse‚ question and articulate the ways in which perceptions of this concept are shaped in and through a variety of texts. In the Area of Study

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    Term Paper Submitted By: Afridiu Topic: Changing characteristics of poetry from Romantics to Modern Abstract: The characteristics of poetry changed with the changing of eras and literary periods. Romantics have their own features and writing style. Nature and beauty play very important role in Romantic poetry. Victorian poetry is different from Romantics

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    Victorian Age The beginning of the Victorian Period is dated sometimes as 1832 (the passage of the first Reform Bill) and sometimes as 1837 (the accession of Queen Victoria). It extends to the death of Victoria in 1901. But when we refer the history book of W. J. Long and literary terms of M. H. Abraham‚ we find that the period between 1850 -1900 is regarded as the Victorian Period‚ which is also known as the Age of Compromise and the Age of Peace and Prosperity. When Victoria came on the

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