Victorian Lit Terms Quiz

A poem in which a speaker reveals their thoughts to a silent listener.

• Sensationalism

• Foil

• Dramatic Monologue

• Dualism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

A character who contrasts another, enhancing key traits.

• Dramatic Irony

• Foil

• Pseudonym

• Hedonism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A novel of formation or coming-of-age story, common in Victorian fiction.

• Bildungsroman

• Dualism

• Serialization

• Dramatic Monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A recurring character type representing women who defy Victorian moral codes and suffer consequences.

• Fallen Woman Trope

• Dramatic Irony

• In Medias Res

• Hedonism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The publication of a literary work in sequential installments, which shaped pacing and plot structure in many Victorian novels.

• Dualism

• Serialization

• Sensationalism

• Pseudonym

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A situation in which the audience knows something the characters do not, often used in satire and melodrama.

• Dramatic Irony

• In Medias Res

• Dramatic Monologue

• Sensationalism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A fictitious name used by writers, often adopted by women to gain publishing access.

• Foil

• Hedonism

• Dualism

• Pseudonym

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A literary approach that uses shocking, scandalous, or emotionally charged content to captivate readers.

• Dramatic Irony

• Sensationalism

• Fallen Woman Trope

• Bildungsroman

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Beginning a narrative in the middle of the action, used to immediately engage the reader.

• In Medias Res

• Pseudonym

• Dramatic Monologue

• Foil

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The presentation of two opposing forces or aspects (e.g., good vs. evil, public vs. private self), often central to Gothic and psychological Victorian texts.

• Hedonism

• Sensationalism

• Dualism

• Foil

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4