Victorian Era

Which poem was NOT written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson?

• In Memoriam
• Crossing the Bar
• Sonnet 43
• Ulysses

Which is a theme for the poem "The Lady of Shalott"?

• Courage in the face of danger
• Unspoken or unrequited love
• Viewing the finer things in life
• Venturing into the unknown

What is a synonym for "realm"?

• persona
• county
• shalott
• kingdom

With the curse enacted, the Lady of Shalott...

• lives out her life half sick of the shadows.
• dreams of a trip to Camelot to see Lancelot.
• prepares to depart in her boat, but returns to her tower.
• lies down in a boat and dies on her way to Camelot.

What line from the poem suggests that the Lady of Shalott knows the risks of the curse by looking at Camelot directly?

• "I am half sick of shadows"
• "The curse is come upon me"
• A funeral with plumes and lights
• God in his mercy lend her grace

What are two sound devices focused in "The Lady of Shalott"?

• Rhyme and Rhythm
• Rhyme and Repitition
• Rhythm and Repitition
• Resonance and Rhythm

Who are the only people to know of the Lady of Shalott's existence before she takes her ride to Camelot?

• the reapers who hear her singing in her tower
• the knights who ride by her tower
• the other weavers who are in nearby towers
• all of the people who live at Camelot

What do the people of Camelot do to show they thought the Lady of Shalott to have died an unfortunate death?

• the cross themselves as she passes by in her boat
• the sing a mournful tune as she passes by in her boat
• the call Lancelot to the river to see her corpse
• they read her name on the boat and toss flowers to cover her

Which participant or participants could be describe as being "sympathetic, but generally un-involved" the narrative of the Lady of Shalott?

• Lancelot
• the reapers
• the knights
• the witch who put the curse on the Lady

"I am half sick of shadows." is uttered by the Lady after she sees what two images in her mirror?

• newlyweds and a funeral
• newlyweds and Lancelot
• newlyweds and two knights
• a funeral and a village