WorksheetsBritish Lit Review
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 3570secs
Beowulf
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Macbeth
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Sonnets become quite popular.
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Shakespeare
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
The oral tradition
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
People lived in tribes.
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Elizabeth I
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
The Black Plague
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
The Reformation
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Missionaries start to covert the people to Christianity.
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Epic poetry inspired the retainers and thanes.
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
The feudal system
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Modern English begins with this period.
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Sir Lancelot
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
The most literature was written during this period.
Anglo Saxon Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance
The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
protagonist
A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.
conceit
conflict
oxymoron
allegory
The vantage point from which a writer tells a story.
free verse
denotation
protagonist
point of view
Writing style that tries to depict the random flow of thoughts, emotions, memories, and associations running through a character's mind.
Carpe Diem
personification
stream of consciousness
assonance
A play, novel, or other narrative depicting serious and important events, in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
archetype
comedy
tragedy
conceit
A kind of particularly cutting irony, in which praise is used tauntingly to indicate its opposite in meaning.
satire
soliloquy
sarcasm
conceit
A fourteen-line poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes.
stanza
satire
sonnet
assonance
A song or songlike poem that tells a story,
ballad
didactic poem
Elegy
Epic
A long narrative poem recounting the deeds of heroic figures.
ballad
didactic poem
Elegy
Epic
Choose the works by this author.
Vanity Fair
Hamlet
Don Juan
Macbeth
Romeo and Julliet
What new invention helped people read more?
The Paper Mill
The Saw Mill
The Printing Press
The Telescope
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Canterbury
Leeds
How many lines are in a sonnet?
10
14
27
5
What is an alliteration?
the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
using exaggeration to emphasize something or evoke strong emotions.
repetition of the same or a similar sound at or near the beginning of each word in a series
group of lines that forms the basic unit in a poem
What is repetition?
repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable
the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
repetition of the same or a similar sound at or near the beginning of each word in a series
group of lines that forms the basic unit in a poem
Romantic poetry
emotion and spontaneity
imagination
subjective experience
nature as comfort
Romantic poetry
rejection of science and industry
emphasis on common place
language resembling natural speech
mysterious, exotic and supernatural
What is a personification?
when a thing or abstraction is represented as a person
uses exaggeration to emphasize something or evoke strong emotions
repetition of the same or a similar sound at or near the beginning of each word in a series
the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
Which is NOT one of the reasons we study British Literature?
America comes from England so we share many literary traditions.
Britain has influenced many countries in the world.
It is complex enough for 12th grade.
Having students study British Literature was part of a treaty between America and England.
Who is considered the pioneer of the Romantic movement in literature?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) William Wordsworth
D) Jane Austen
What do you call a two-line stanza that often concludes a Shakespearean sonnet with a rhyming pair?
Below were the social background of The Period of Enlightenment and Classicism, except:
a progressive intellectual movement
the clash between the King and Parliament
enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic idea
to celebrate reason, equality and science
Which sentence about Charles Dickens is not true?
He wrote social novels.
His books had happy endings.
He wrote about poor people in the 19th century.
He wrote detective stories.
1. The Enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought by
Encouraging the poor to take up arms
Stressing the importance of the monarchy
Designing a common revolutionary strategy
Instilling the belief in the natural rights of man
The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea
Of a distinct class system
That all men are created equal
Of the rightful rule of the monarch
That government needs a central authority
Enlightenment thinkers contributed to changes in relationships between citizens and governments through their belief that
Most changes in government are dangerous and can wait
Absolute monarchy is the most effective form of government
Governments are instituted to protect citizen’s rights
Popular liberties should be limited by the need for social order.
Which of the following is not an Enlightenment philosophy?
People have natural rights
Problems can be solved by using reason
Kings ruled by divine right
Government should serve the people
Enlightened thinkers wanted change because they felt that society was being governed by
Religion
A Social Contract
ScientificExperiments
Political philosophers
The horrors of World War 1 and alienation of modern life gave Modernist writing a dark tone of disillusionment bordering on despair.
True
False
A stanza is like a paragraph...
Because it is usually all about the same topic within a poem.
Because it is often about one topic and stands alone as a poetic structure.
What should be included in the introductory paragraph of an argumentative essay?
background information and supporting evidence
supporting evidence and claim
background information and claim
claim and counterclaim
Which literary movement emphasized the importance of nature and emotions in British literature?
Enlightenment
Realism
Gothic
Romanticism
Which social issues are often explored in British literature?
romantic relationships, environmentalism, and technological advancements
class divisions, gender roles, colonialism, and social inequality
political corruption, religious conflicts, and economic instability
racial discrimination, mental health, and generational conflicts
Which British author is known for his/her satirical works?
Jane Austen
J.K. Rowling
Jonathan Swift
George Orwell
________________ refers to the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw.
humanism
symbolism
satire
metonymy
_____ is a speech by a single character.
prologue
monologue
dialogue
epilogue
One of the most remarkable characteristics of _______ is its ability to change over time.
speaking
writing
language
history
English belongs to the Indo European family of languages, which includes _________ and most other European languages.
Roman, British, French
French, Dutch, German
French, Spanish, German
British, Spanish, German
The following is NOT a form of poetry.
dramatic
narrative
prose
lyric
____ tell tales of great heroes.
narrative
prose
poetry
epic
____ tell stories.
narrative
prose
poetry
epic
____ a highly musical type of poetry that expresses the author's feelings.
narrative
epic
song
lyric
____ is a conversation involving two or more characters.
prologue
monologue
dialogue
epilogue
_____ is a group of lines in the poem.
cadence
stanza
paragraph
rhythm
_____ a pattern of end rhymes in a stanza.
rhyme scheme
rhythm scheme
alliteration
assonance
poetry having no metrical pattern
free verse
blank verse
kenning
madrigal
use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning, usually with a humorous effect
irony
exposition
epigram
exemplum
The restoration of the Stuart monarchy to the throne with the return of Charles II from France in 1660; the literary period of the later part of the century of which the leading figure was John Dryden.
Restoration
English Renaissance
Romantic Age
Medieval Romance
A retelling of a work in one's own words. A paraphrase of poetry is usually a line-by-line translation of poetry into prose.
Paraphrase
Paradox
Parallelism
Pastoral
A type of extended prose fiction. It has characters, a plot, a theme, and a setting.
Novel
Neoclassicism
Octave
Metaphor
A European movement characterized by an interest in and imitation of classical works and styles, emphasizing conformity to fixed literary standards, proper patterns of outward social conduct, formality, restraint, polish, and elegance.
Neoclassicism
Metaphor
Pageant
Miracle Play
the measured rhythm of a poem
meter
octave
parallelism
plot
