British Lit Quiz

Pidwick Papers

What brought Dickens to instant fame and success

Hard Times for These Times

What book of Charles Dickens expresses a Carylean anti-utilitarian philosophy

Anti-utilitarian philosophy

What does Hard Times for These Times express

George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde

What 2 playwrights of the age were known for espousing aestheticism

Naturalist

What was Hardy’s view considered as

Ambiguity

What does Hardy have in some of his poetry

Death

What does winter represent in the poem

Robert Browning

Who wrote the dramatic monologue

Thomas Carlye

Who despised utilitarianism

Elergy

What’s a poem about death

Ulysses

What dramatic monologue did Tennyson write

He doubts her affection

What is the conflict

Kill her

What is his resolution

Elizabeth Browning

Which author wrote about love

Robert Browning

Who did she write sonnet 43 about

Whigs

What political party inspired him

People

What does he say we lost sight of

Charles DIckens

What authors' works were marked by sympathy

Idealism

holds that reality is constructed by or is at least dependent on perceptions of the individual mind

Primitivism

believes that since society had brought about mankind’s misery, returning to nature will restore happiness

Progressivism

believes that societal happiness will be brought about by reform

Transcendentalism

teaches that God inhabits all nature and mankind; when we die, we are absorbed into the World Spirit

Robert and Elizabeth Browning

present a generally traditional Christian viewpoint in their writings

Tennyson

tried to blend traditional Christianity with transcendentalism

Utilitarianism

holds that man's purpose is to pursue long-term happiness, so actions are deemed appropriate if they cause happiness. Applied to society, then, the mantra is “the greatest happiness for the greatest number”

Thomas Carlyle

despised utilitarianism, a view he expressed throughout many of his works

Charles Dickens

hoped to restore to society its moral and emotional nature

The Bronte Sisters

addressed the place of women in society

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Published his great lyrical work, In Memoriam, in memory of close friend Arthur Hallam

Tennyson

Who is the most significant poet of his generation

Blank verse

Tennyson showed himself a master of what

Meter

Tennyson achieved a clear sense of rhythm through his use of what

Parallelism

Tennyson often structured his ideas using rhetorical devices, especially what

Elegies and dramatic monologues

Tennyson’s work as a poet includes both of what

Arthur Hallam

Tennyson records his thoughts and emotions as he grieves whose death

Progress of Grief

What is the theme of In Memoriam

Robert Browning

Signature form is the dramatic monologue

Persona

a character the author creates and inhabit momentarily

Dramatic Monologue

a poetic form in which a single character at a critical moment in his life that reveals the narrator’s character, speaks to either himself or a silent listener

As you read through “Porphyria’s Lover”, note details early on that establish the atmosphere (overall mood) of the poem. In this poem, the stormy weather (atmosphere) reflects the unhappy mindset of the speaker and foreshadows an uncertain/shocking ending to the poem

Atmosphere

Overall mood

Conflict

the narrator doubts Porphyria’s affection and commitment

Resolution

Once assured of her love, the narrator strangles her in order to preserve her beauty and purity

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Published Aurora Leigh, a highly controversial but successful epic verse-form novel that discussed issues such as education and vocation for women

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish historian and essayist

Essay

Brief fiction prose compositions that explore a subject, or argue for a thesis regarding a particular subject

Argumentative essays

essays seeking to convince audience to accept the authors point of view

English Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834

embraced the utilitarian philosophy that suggested the poor would choose the more pleasant option of relief as opposed to the unpleasant option of work, and so outside relief(the provision of money, clothes, food and other goods) was virtually eliminated. The needy were forced to live in workhouses, which were unpleasant that they were a last resort

Stormy weather

What reflects the unhappy mindset of the speaker and foreshadows an uncertain/shocking ending to the poem

Aurora Leigh

What did Browning publish

Love

What theme is Barrett’s “Sonnet 43”

Simile, metaphor, and hyperbole

What does Barrett’s “Sonnet 43” use

Concrete images

What images does Barret use