Romanticism Review

What mood is typical of Gothic literature?

• Academic, formal, respectful

• Cynical, mean, angry

• Dreary, creepy, scary

• Optimistic, happy, cheerful

Define the term: mood

• The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.

• The author's attitude towards the reader.

• The central topic or idea explored in a text

• The many literary devices that an author employs to create a distinct feel for a work

In the Raven, what is the "Bust of Pallas" and what literary device does it represent.

• A painting of Athena, the goddess of water. Analogy

• A sculpture of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Alliteration.

• A painting of Athena, the goddess of fire. Assonance.

• A sculpture of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Allusion.

Define the term: allusion

• A magic trick.

• A reference another object outside of the work of literature.

• The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity to each other.

• A figure of speech in which something is called by a new name that is related in meaning to the original thing or concept.

In the poem, "The Raven," what does the raven symbolize?

• Grief

• Rage

• Love

• Death

What is a theme of The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls?

• Just go with it

• The tide goes up and the tide goes down

• The ocean is big

• Time passes after our lives end

What are important characteristics of Romanticism?

• An appreciation for conformity and industrialization.

• An appreciation for nature and the individual

• Looking to the stars at night.

• Falling in love and dating.

"She visits my grave when the night winds wail"

This is an example of:

• Personification

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Dissonance

In the following line from “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” which syllables are accented?

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,

• Every third syllable

• Every first syllable

• Every second syllable

• None

Romantics and transcendentalists usually write love stories:

• True

• False