John Donne
Song", "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning", "Holy Sonnet 10", "Mediation 17"-- (17th & 18th Centuries/ "A Turbulent Time")
Ben Jonson
On My First Son", "Still to be Neat", "Song to Celia"-- (17th & 18th Centuries/ "A Turbulent Time")
Andrew Marvell
To His Coy Mistress" --(17th & 18th Centuries/ "A Turbulent Time")
Robert Herrick
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" -- (17th & 18th Centuries/ "A Turbulent Time")
Sir John Suckling
Song" -- (17th & 18th Centuries/ "A Turbulent Time")
Mary Wollstonecraft
Frankenstein -- (The Romantic Period/ "Rebels and Dreamers")
William Wordsworth
Tintern Abbey, "The World is too Much with Us", "London, 1802" -- (The Romantic Period/ "Rebels and Dreamers")
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Kubla Khan", The Rime of the Ancient Mariner -- (The Romantic Period/ "Rebels and Dreamers")
Lord Byron
She Walks in Beauty", "Apostrophe to the Ocean", Don Juan -- (The Romantic Period/ "Rebels and Dreamers")
Percy Byssne Shelley
Ozymandias", "Ode to the West Wind", "To Be a Skylark" -- (The Romantic Period/ "Rebels and Dreamers")
John Keats
On First Looking into Chapmen's Homer", "When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be", "Ode to a Nightingale", "Ode on a Grecian Urn" -- (The Romantic Period/ "Rebels and Dreamers")
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Tears, Idle Tears", Ulysses -- (The Victorian Period/ "Progress and Decline")
Emily Bront�
Remembrance", Wuthering Heights -- (The Victorian Period/ "Progress and Decline")
Charles Dickens
Hard Times -- (The Victorian Period/ "Progress and Decline")
Robert Browning
My Last Duchess" -- (The Victorian Period/ "Progress and Decline")
Elizabeth Barret Browning
Sonnet 43" -- (The Victorian Period/ "Progress and Decline")
Rudyard Kipling
Recessional, The Window at Windsor, "If" -- (The Victorian Period/ "Progress and Decline")
Matthew Arnold
Dover Beach -- (The Victorian Period/ "Progress and Decline")
metaphore
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
paradox
a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
dramatic monologue
is a type of poetry written in the form of a speech of an individual character
elegy
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead (mourns the loss of someone)
imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
novel
a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism
sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line
analogy
a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification
allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
epic poem
a long narrative poem, sometimes developed orally, that celebrates heroic deeds and legendary events and recounts the adventures of a legendary hero in pursuit of a goal of national importance. Elements of an epic: epic hero, quest, valorous deeds, divine
metaphysical poetry
poetry characterized by intellectual displays and concern with metaphysical, or philosophical, issues
lyric poetry
the type of poetry that expresses the personal thoughts and feelings of a single speaker. They often have a musical feeling and songlike structure
cavalier poetry
these poets were members of the aristocracy, wrote in the 17th century, and supported King Charles I. This type of poetry is straightforward, yet refined. Many of the poems were centered around sensual, romantic love and also the idea of carpe diem, which
satire
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
social commentary
writing that offers insight to society, its values, and its customs
conceit
an elaborate metaphor
What does turbulent mean?
characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm
Why is this time seen as a "turbulent time"?
-English Civil War
-industrial and agricultural revolutions led to increased urban property
-writers of this era experienced social turmoil
What does Romantic mean in this sentence?
They strayed away from faith, science, and reason. 18th century thought no longer applied in a work of tyranny and factories.
What are the chief values of the Romantics?
seeking the far away and exotic, feeling awe for nature, honoring the common person, wandering as a rebel and outcast, gaining forbidden knowledge, creating the fantastic
T.S. Eliot
The Hollow Man" -- (Modernism and Postmodernism/ "A Time of Rapid Change")
W.B. Yeats
The Second Coming" -- (Modernism and Postmodernism/ "A Time of Rapid Change")
How/why was the Victorian Period one of "the best of times"?
Witnessed dramatic technological advances, rapid industrialization, growth of cities, political reforms, and Britain developed into a worldwide empire.
How/why was the Victorian Period one of "the worst of times"?
Witnessed spread of poverty, a division of Britain into two nations, and advances in philosophy and science threatened long-held beliefs.
Explain how brokenness and fragmentation play into the values of Modernist literary movement.
It is a time portrayed by bleakness, loneliness, and isolation.
How do we see brokenness and fragmentation represented in Modernist works, such as "The Hollow Men"?
The actual poem: Feeling that we are "stuffed" with "nothing" -- we are stuffed with straw, stuffed with something that is of no importance or meaning which leaves us to feel "hollow" or "stuffed" with absolutely nothing. There is a sad feeling to the poe