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5 English Literature in the Romantic Period. Essay questions.1. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen explored three kinds of motivations of marriage the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austens attitude towards these motivations.2. What are the general features of English Romanticism?3. Tell the story of Pride and Prejudice and make a comment on it.4. Make a comment on Wordsworth concerning his contribution to poetry.5. Irony abounds in Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice. Please illustrate it with reference to some examples.6. Make a general comment on Walter Scott. Define the following terms.1. Romanticism 2. Ode3. Byronic hero4. Ottava rima5. Terza rima6. Irony7. Lyric8. Motif9. Theme10. Symbol11. Imagery12. Foil13. Synaesthesia14. Character15. Flat character16. Round character17. Negative capacity Fill in the blanks.1. As an age of romantic enthusiasm, the Romantic Age began in 1798 when _and _published _ and ended in 1832 when _died.2. In the Preface of the 2nd and 3rd editions of _, Wordsworth laid down the principles of poetry composition.3. The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists, _ and _.4. _, _, and_ are referred to as the “Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District in the northwestern part of England.5. In 1805, Wordsworth completed his long autobiographical poem entitled_.6. Scotts historical novels depicted Scotland, England, and the Continent covering a period ranging from _ up to, and including, _.7. _ mourned for _s premature death in an elegy “Adonais”, writing “He is made one with Nature.”8. “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage” is a long poem created by _.It contains four cantos in the_ stanza, namely a 9-line stanza rhymed ababbcbcc, in which the first eight lines are in iambic pentameter while the ninth in iambic hexameter,9. _ is Byrons masterpiece, written in the prime of his creative power. He called it an “epic satire”, “a satire on abuses of the present state of society.”10. The great novelist in the Romantic period_ marked the transition from Romanticism to the period of Realism which followed it.11. The plot of Shelleys lyrical drama Prometheus Unbound is borrowed from _, a play of the Greek tragedian Aeschylus.12. In “To Autumn”, Keats writes,” Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, / Clise bosom-friend of the maturing sun; / Conspiring with him how to load and bless / With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; / ” The figure of speech used in the lines is _.13. “Ode to a Nightingale” expresses the contrast between _ and _.14. The unifying principle in Don Juan is the basic ironic theme of _, i.e., what things seem to be and what they actually are.15. Byron employed _ from Italian mock-heroic poetry. His first experiment was made in Beppo. It was perfected in Don Juan in which the convention flows with ease and naturalness.16._ was memorized and honored as “the heart of all hearts” after his death.17. Many critics regard Shelley as one of the greatest of all English poets. They point especially to his_.18. Romanticism was in effect a revolt of the English _against the neoclassical _, which prevailed from the days of pope to those of Johnson.19. _ are generally regarded as Keatss most important and mature works.20. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” shows the contrast between _and _.21. Among the Romantic figures, _has a fundamental conviction of the health of the social system, of its ability to reform itself, and of the assurance of social well-being and the likelihood of a reasonable personal happiness.22. Scott is considered “the father of _” which open(s) up to fiction the rich and lively realm of history.23. Two prevailing themes of Pride and Prejudice are _ and _.24. _ was composed in a dream after the poet Coleridge took the opium.25. All such works of Coleridge as “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, “Christable” and “Kubla Khan” revealed his keen interest in_,26. _ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”.27. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, “An Evening Walk”, “My Heart Leaps up” and “Tintern Abbey” are all masterpieces on _.28. The main idea running through the dramatic poem Prometheus Unbound is that of _.29. _, with a triumphant praise of the imagination, highly exalts the role of poetry, thinking that poetry alone could free man and offer the mind a wider view of its powers. He holds that poetry “is a more direct representation of the actions and passions of our internal being”.30. The Romantic period is an age of poetry. The major Romantic poets such as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats started a rebellion against the neoclassical literature, which was later regarded as _.31. _ and _ gave great impetus to the rise of the Romantic Movement.32. _ is a great critic of the romantic period on Shakespeare, Elizabethan drama, and English poetry. He is also a maser of the familiar essays.33. With _, the essay is no longer chiefly a mode of intellectual inquiry and moral address. Rather, the essay becomes a medium for a delightful literary treatment of lifes small pleasures and reassurances. Choose the best answer1. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is an epigrammatic line by _.A. Kohn Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Percy Bysshe Shelley2. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following EXCEPT _.A. Normal contemporary speech patternsB. Humble and rustic life as subject matterC. Elegant wording and inflated figures of speechD. Intensely subjective feeling toward individual experience3. In Samuel Taylor Coleridges “Kubla Khan”, “A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice “_.A. Refers to the palace where Kubla Khan once lived B. Vividly describes a building of poor qualityC. Is the gift given to a beautiful girl called AbyssinianD. Symbolizes the reconciliation of the conscious and the unconscious4. _is one of the first generation of English Romantic poets.A. Keats B. ShelleyC. ByronD. Wordsworth5. “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is taken from _.A. The Solitary ReaperB. Ode to the West Wind C. To AutumnD. Song to the Man of England6. _is NOT among the representative essayists in the romantic times.A. Charles LambB. William HazlittC. Thomas De QuinceyD. Walter Scott7. In_, _set forth his principles of poetry, “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”.A. The Preface to Lyrical Ballads; WordsworthB. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”; ColeridgeC. “A Defence of Poetry”; ShelleyD. “Lectures on the English Poets”; Hazlitt8. _is NOT a lyric written by Wordsworth.A. My Heart Leaps UpB. Intimations of ImmortalityC. Loves PhilosophyD. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud9. All the poems were written by Byron EXCEPT_.A. Childe Harolds PilgrimageB. Don Juan C. The Isle of GreeceD. The Masque of Anarchy10. Keats wrote five long poems. _ is NOT among them.A. EndymionB. IsabellaC. The Eve of St. AgnesD. Annabel Lee11. It is said that all Keatss personality seems to be breathed into his odes, of which the more famous odes are “de to Autumn”, “Ode on Melancholy”, ”Ode on a Grecian Urn” and “Ode to Nightingale”, all with the praise of _ as their general theme.A. loveB. beautyC. natureD. art12. The first poem in The Lyrical Ballads is Coleridges masterpiece_.A. The PreludeB. Kubla KhanC. The Time of the Ancient MarinerD. Tintern Abbey13. _can be found among Shelleys love lyrics.A. One Word is Too Often ProfanedB. When We Two PartedC. A Red, Red Rose D. Song to Celia14. Among the following, _is an elegy.A. Lamis B. IsabellaC. AdonaisD. Queen Mab15. _is NOT a historical novel written by Scott.A. Rob RoyB. IvanhoeC. MarmionD. Waverly16. In Coleridges “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _.A. He experiences a shipwreckB. He is tortured with starvationC. He undergoes much sufferingD. He kills an albatross17. _ is the poetic drama written by Byron.A. Hours of IdlenessB. Prometheus UnboundC. CainD. Oriental Tales18. The following statements are about “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage”. Among them which one is NOT true?A. It is about a young aristocrat whose “world-weariness” bespeaks his loathing for English high society.B. Besides Harolds impressions of the countries he visits, the poem is interspersed with Lyrical outbursts which give utterance to the poets own philosophical and political views.C. The first canto deals with Albania and Greece.D. The last canto sings of Italy and the Italian people who have given the world great writers and thinkers like Dante.19. All the following are novels written by Jane Austen EXCEPT_.A. Mansfield ParkB. ShirleyC. EmmaD. Persuasion20. Which one of the following statements about Don Juan is true?A. Byron began its writing in Italy in 1818, and finished it in 1823.B. It is in 10 cantos.C. The story of the poem takes place in the latter part of the 16th century.D. It displayed Byrons genius as a romanticist and a realist simultaneously.21. In 1843, _was made poet laureate.A. Southey B. ShelleyC. Wordsworth D. Keats22. The revolutionary Romantic poet went to Greece to help that country in its struggle for liberty and died of fever there.A. Shelley B. ByronC. Keats D. Burns23. is Shelleys well-known political lyric, which calls upon the working class to fight against their rulers and exploiters.A. Don Juan B. The CenciC. Prometheus Unbound D. Song to the Men of England24. is Byrons poetic drama with the material taken from Biblical story or stories.A .Cain B. Don JuanC. Song for the Luddites D. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage25. s poetry is always sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery, which expresses the acuteness of his senses. In his poetry, sight, sound, scent, taste and feeling are all taken into give an entire understanding of an experience.A. Keats B. ShelleyC. Wordsworth D. Byron26. All the following statements about “Ode on a Grecian Urn” are true EXCEPT .A. In this poem Keats shows the contrast between the permanence of art and the transience of human passion.B. The poem presents Keats ambivalence about time and the nature of beauty.C. It has often been celebrated, together with “Ode to a Nightingale”, as the height of Keats achievement in poetry.D. In this poem, the poet spoke as bitterly of human woes as he did in “Ode to a Nightingale”.27. Pride and Prejudice is noted for its vividly depicted characters who are revealed through comparison and contrast with each other. Among the following pairs of characters are NOT in contrast.A. Darcy and WickhamB. Elizabeth and CharlotteC. Elizabeth and JaneD. Lady Catherine and Mr. Collins28. At the beginning of Pride and Prejudice, the attitude of Darcy and Elizabeth toward each other is that of .A. mutual affection B. mutual repulsionC. mutual hatred D. mutual indifference29. All the sonnets were written by Keats EXCEPT .A. London 1802 B. When I Have FearsC. Bright Star D. On the Grasshopper and Cricket30. The Romantic Movement expressed a attitude toward the existing social and political conditions that came with industrialization and the growing importance of the bourgeoisie.A. negative B. neutralC. positive D. indifferent31. The prevailing tone in Pride and Prejudice is .A. bitter satire B. mild satireC. strong approval D. strong disapproval32.”Ode to the West Wind” is concluded with mood.A. triumphant and hopeful B. pessimistic and skepticalC. desperate and sad D. indifferent33. Which one of the following does NOT describe the characteristics of Scotts writing?A. The central heroes of his novels are young men of valor, who, taken as a whole, are rather superficial, lacking in virility and lacking depth of psychological characterization.B. His works display his marvelous command of the Scottish dialect.C. His plotting is often closely knitted.D. He has an eye for the telling detail.34. Of the following statements about Lyrical Ballads, which is NOT true?A. The poems are noted for the uncompromising obscurity of much of the language.B. The poems show the strong sympathy not merely with the poor in general but with particular, dramatized examples of them.C. The poems Wordsworth added to the1800 edition of the Lyrical Ballads are among the best of his achievements.D. The natural description and expressions of inward states of mind fused into one in most of the poems.35.”You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party.” The figure of speech used in the sentence is .A. simile B. ironyC. antithesis D. metaphor36. All the following about Romanticism are true EXCEPT .A. Where their predecessors saw man as a social animal, the Romantics saw him essentially as an individual in the solitary state.B. Where the Augustans emphasized those features that men have in common, the Romantics emphasized the special qualities of each individuals mind.C. Romanticism constitutes a change of direction from attention to the inner world of human spirit to the outer world of social civilization.D. Romantics also tended to be nationalistic, defending the great poets and dramatists of their own national heritage against the advocates of classical rules who tended to glorify Rome and Rational Italian and French neoclassical art as superior to the native traditions.37. The Romantic period is a great age of all literary genres EXCEPT .A .poetry B. proseC. drama D. novel38. Romantic writers employ all the following EXCEPT as their poetic materials.A. the commonplace B. the naturalC. the simple D. the abstract39. Jane Austens view of life is a totally one.A. romantic B. sentimentalC. realistic D. pessimistic40. is NOT the essay written by Charles Lamb.A. Dream ChildrenB. The Praise of Chimney SweepersC. A Bachelors Complaint of the Behavior of Married PeopleD. Characters of Shakespeares Plays. Short-answer questions.1. Explain and comment on the sentence with respect to its function in the novel where it is taken from,” It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”2. To Shelley, what kind of noble qualities does the image of Prometheus unite?State briefly the artistic features of Jane Austen.3. Tell about the theme of Keats “Ode on a Grecian Urn”.4. Name five representative essay writers of the romantic period.5. How is Shells Prometheus Unbound different from the traditional Greek interpretation? What is the significance of this difference?6. Tell in a few words the theme of Don Juan.7. Name five of Keatss immortal odes.8. Name the first and second generations of the Romantic poets.9. Why is Keats, unlike the radical Shelley and Byron, among the active Romantic poets?10. Tell the theme of “Ode to the West Wind”.11. What is the symbolic meaning of “the west wind”?12. Tell about Coleridges artistic ideas. Answer the questions according to the followings passage.Passage 1O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumns beingThou from whose unseen presence the leaves deadAre driven like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,Pestilence-stricken multitudes! O thou Who chariot test to their dark wintry bed The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low,Each like a corpse within its grave, untilThine azure sister of the Spring shall blowHer clarion oer the dreaming earth, and fill(Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)With living hues and odours plain and hill;Wild spirit, which art moving everywhere;Destroyer and preserver ; hear, O hear!Questions:1. What is the title of the poem? Who is the poet?2. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?3. What figures of speech are used? Give examples.4. What do “Pestilence-stricken multitudes” refer to?5. Give examples to illustrate the life and death images employed in this excerpt. Comment briefly on them.6. Why is the West Wind called “Destroyer and preserver”?Passage 2It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.“Do not you want to know who has taken it?”cried his wife impatiently.“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”This was invitation enough.“Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs., Long says that Netherfied is taken by a young man of large fortun