When (approx. years and work to work) Caedmon’s Hymn (end of 7th century) – Everyman (beginning of 16th century) more than 800 years long -1066-1487 What is left? 30.000 lines of Old english poetry (some just fragments of grater works) Most dates still unknown.. those we know are mostly guesses Read more…
Samuel Taylor Coleridge one of the finest English poet-critics whose great poetic masterpiece was *The Rime of the Ancient Mariner*; also wrote *Biographia Literaria*, “Kubla Khan,” “Christabel,” and “Frost at Midnight” *The Rime of the Ancient Mariner* Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s great poetic masterpiece; the greatest of all English literary ballads; Read more…
I. Matching—Author with title (10) a. William Blake b. James Boswell c. Robert Burns d. William Cowper e. Philip Doddridge f. Oliver Goldsmith g. Matthew Henry h. John Newton i. Augustus Toplady j. Isaac Watts k. Charles Wesley a. The Lamb, The Tyger, The Clod and the Pebble, London, Auguries Read more…
The man who possessed the greatest mind of the Romantic Movement Samuel Taylor Coleridge The five poets who dominated the Romantic Age Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats The type of essay developed during the age familiar essay Three types of novels produced during the Romantic Age Gothic, historical, manners Read more…
Drama The literary genre which reached its zenith during the Elizabethan period William Shakespeare Renaissance drama is epitomized in Shakespeare England’s greatest writer Utopia An ideal society More Wrote Utopia Cranmer The major figure to develop the Book of Common Prayer The Book of Martyrs, Foxe “God be praised, good Read more…
Ambrosius Merlin’s father Cadal Servant assigned to Merlin Uther Merlin’s uncle Budec King who protected Uther and Ambrosius Mithras Soldier’s god Vortigern Enemy of Ambrosius Belasius Merlin’s tutor; high-priest of goddess cult Constantius King who was killed by his regent Ulfin Servant to Merlin’s tutor
Monolog A long speech in a play or story, delivered by a single person. Soliloquey A monologue usually revealing the actor’s inner feelings and delievered while alone on stage Social realism Emphasizes influence of social and economic conditions of an era on characters, events, and social institutions Dramatic climax point Read more…
Alternate rhyme When every other line rhymes Prose Any writing that is not poetry Soliloquy a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage. They speak with the audience to reveal thoughts Oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory Read more…
Samuel Rutherford Scottish Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly. He has been described as the Prince of Letter Writers. His political book “Lex, Rex” was written in response to John Maxwell’s “Sacro-Sanctum Regus Majestas” and presented a theory of limited government Read more…
“You’re squiffy” – Shelia to Eric -Shows Eric drinks too much “I speak as a hard headed business man” – Mr Birling -Shows pride “Unsinkable, absolutely Unsinkable” – Mr Birling -Dramatic irony -Shows he is stupid -Titanic is a metaphor for the family “Girls of that class” – Mrs Birling Read more…
puedo deducir i can infer una referencia a reference una tema a motif un patrón de repetición a pattern of repetition acotación stage direction aliteración alliteration argumento plot la iluminación enlightenment ironía irony modernismo modernism paralelismo parallelism vanguardismo avant-garde se refiere a it refers to connotación connotation insinuar to imply Read more…
For what reason did the “first Americans” most likely migrate to the Americas? to search for food & shelter How did the ¨first Americans¨ most likely reach the Americas? crossing a land bridge between Siberia & Alaska Major advantages of complex societies: large labor force Which type of society built Read more…
Old English Few surviving texts with little xommon Old English Sometimes reffered to as Anglo-Saxon Literature Old English The waves of invasion from European continent took place in the land Old English Julius Caesar crossed the English Chanel and found the land occupied by a peace, love, agriculture people called Read more…
(page 1, para 1) If two bodies are each in ___ ___ with a third body, then they are in equilibrium with each other. thermal equilibrium (page 1, para 1) If a=c and b=c, then ___ must equal ___. a, b (page 1, para 2) All heat is of ___ Read more…
Invocation of the Muse Inspires a work Epic Simile An extended simile that is used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject Epic Question An overarching question to solve In Medias Res Beginning the story in the middle Epic Hero A character in an epic Read more…
Exposition Act I: creates mood, tone, setting; introduces characters and conflict(s). The play’s Exposition conveys information that is relevant to understanding the plot such as setting, events that have already occurred, mood, and main characters. Complication Act II: action rises and tension builds because of conflicts between various characters Climax Read more…
Apostrophe An address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea Caricature A portrait that exaggerates a facet of personality Conceit Refers to a startiling or unusual metaphor Controlling image An image dominates and shapes an entire work Couplet A pair of lines that end in rhyme Read more…
our ______ ache, in the _________ ____ east winds that _____ us… brains merciless iced knive _______ by silence, senturies _______, _______, _______ worried whisper curious nervous like __________ agonies of men among its ________ twitching brambles the __________ gunnery _______, far off, like a ____ rumour of some other Read more…
What are the three aspects of setting in miss hinch? Old times Subway Child labor jobs What is the atmosphere of top man and what ways does it enhance the conflicts? Anticipation and don’t know what will happen Do you think the lions paw could be propaganda too? Yes both Read more…
¿De adónde origina la patata? De peru ¿Dónde usaron la patata por la primera vez en España? En un hospital sevillano (el siglo 16) ¿Cuánto mide La Giralda? 104 metros ¿Dónde es La Giralda? Sevilla (Fue construida por los musulmanes) Ejemplos de arquitectura romana acueducto de Segovia, el Teatro Romano Read more…