Bryron, Shelley, And K

28 August 2022
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Which statement best describes the relationship between Byron and the two romantic poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth?
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Byron rejected the style of Coleridge and Wordsworth and broke all social conventions.
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Select the correct answer. What is the overall tone of this excerpt from "When We Two Parted" by Lord Byron? They name thee before me,A knell to mine ear;A shudder comes o'er me—Why wert thou so dear?They know not I knew thee,Who knew thee too well:--Long, long shall I rue thee,Too deeply to tell. In secret we met—In silence I grieve,That thy heart could forget,Thy spirit deceive.If I should meet theeAfter long years,How should I greet thee!--With silence and tears.
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distressful
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What literary device is used in these lines from "Music, When Soft Voices Die (To--)" by Percy Shelley? Odors, when sweet violets sicken. Live within the sense they quicken. a. metaphor b. alliteration c. allusion d. apostrophe
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alliteration
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That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd,(excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats)
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overly sentimental
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One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace(excerpt from "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron)
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partially damaged
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What men or gods are these? What maidens loth?What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?(excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats)
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reluctant or unwilling
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In this excerpt from "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats, which four parts reflect the theme that art is immortal? Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd,Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone:Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leaveThy song, nor ever can those trees be bare;Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss,Though winning near the goal yet, do not grieve;She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss,For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
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What does the speaker in this poem say will happen to "thy thoughts, when thou art gone"? Music, When Soft Voices Die (To--)by Percy Bysshe Shelley Music, when soft voices die,Vibrates in the memory.--Odors, when sweet violets sicken,Live within the sense they quicken.-- Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,Are heaped for the beloved's bed--And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,Love itself shall slumber on.
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They will live on forever for the speaker.
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What is the overall tone of this excerpt from "When We Two Parted" by Lord Byron? They name thee before me,A knell to mine ear;A shudder comes o'er me—Why wert thou so dear?They know not I knew thee,Who knew thee too well:--Long, long shall I rue thee,Too deeply to tell. In secret we met—In silence I grieve,That thy heart could forget,Thy spirit deceive.If I should meet theeAfter long years,How should I greet thee!--With silence and tears.
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distressful
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But like a hawk encumber'd with his hood, Explaining Metaphysics to the nation-- I wish he would explain his Explanation.(excerpt from Don Juan by Lord Byron)
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criticizes the subject for confusing his audience
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...he really promised something great, If not intelligible, without Greek Contrived to talk about the Gods of late, Much as they might have been supposed to speak. (excerpt from Don Juan by Lord Byron)
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criticizes the subject for his half baked knowledge
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He was a mighty poet—andA subtle-souled Psychologist;All things he seemed to understandOf old or new—of sea or land—But his own mind—which was a mist.(excerpt from Peter Bell the Third by Percy Shelley)
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criticizes the subject for having abundantknowledge of the world but low self-awareness
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Two excerpts from Victor's conversation with Walton at different points in the novel Frankenstein are quoted here. The excerpts relate to the theme of dangerous knowledge. What do the excerpts indicate about his motive for creating the creature?
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Victor created the creature because he wanted glory and fame.
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In the novel Frankenstein, what does the creature's connection to nature suggest about him?
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It suggests that he is connected to Victor and has human feelings.
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How do Mary Shelley's allusions to Milton's Paradise Lost in the novel Frankenstein help readers interpret the story?
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They contrast Victor's creation with God's creation of man.
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Mary Shelley makes many allusions to biblical characters in the novel Frankenstein. Match the sentences to the biblical characters they allude to. I) Satan II) God III) Adam
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I) "like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bittergall of envy rose within me." II)"A new species would bless me as its creator and source; manyhappy and excellent natures would owe their being to me." III)"He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature,happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator."
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"Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due."
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fair and impartial
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"He was a Turkish merchant, and had inhabited Paris for many years, when, for some reason which I could not learn, he became obnoxious to the government."
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extremely unpleasant
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"The injustice of his sentence was very flagrant; all Paris was indignant; and it was judged that his religion and wealth, rather than the crime alleged against him, had been the cause of his condemnation."
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glaringly obvious
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"A residence in Turkey was abhorrent to her; her religion and her feelings were alike adverse to it."
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acting against or in a contrary direction