Romanticism and Nineteenth Century Literature in England — Test Answers

How can presenters best address two sides of an issue?

An effective argumentative essay must contain a claim that is supported by

Which statement describes an effective use of notes in a presentation?

Which statement best describes the role of body language in a presentation?

Which of these are rhetorical devices that a writer can use to make an argumentative essay more persuasive? Choose three correct answers.

Read the first haiku. Mountain-rose petals falling, falling, falling now . . . waterfall music Now, read the second haiku. By that fallen house the pear-tree stands full-blooming . . . an ancient battle-site What theme do both haiku have in common?

Read the haiku. In silent mid-night our old scarecrow topples down . . . weird hollow echo The effect of the diction in this haiku is to create a

What theme do both passages share?

Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest. Gwendolen: [To Jack.] Darling! Algernon: [To Cecily.] Darling! [They fall into each other's arms.] [Enter Merriman. When he enters he coughs loudly, seeing the situation.] Merriman: Ahem! Ahem! Lady Bracknell! Jack: Good heavens! [Enter Lady Bracknell. The couples separate in alarm. Exit Merriman.] Lady Bracknell: Gwendolen! What does this mean? In contrast to reading the scene, seeing the staged version of the scene would improve its aesthetic impact by allowing the audience to

Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest . Algernon: I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.

Read the passage from an essay on The Importance of Being Earnest . Chasuble: . . . Your brother was, I believe, unmarried, was he not? Jack: Oh yes. Miss Prism: [Bitterly.] People who live entirely for pleasure usually are. How is the passage an example of Wilde achieving his overall purpose in writing the play?

Read the passage from "Ozymandias." Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed

Read the passage from Ozymandias. And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Which word from the poem best summarizes the overall mood of the poem?

Read the passage from "Ozymandias." I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which word from the passage indicates that the face on the statue is showing contempt?

If Leon wants to write about the theme of "Ozymandias," he should describe

Consider these versions of The War of the Worlds. Excerpt 1, from H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds: I think everyone expected to see a man emerge—possibly something a little unlike us terrestrial men, but in all essentials a man. I know I did. But, looking, I presently saw something stirring within the shadow: greyish billowy movements, one above another, and then two luminous disks—like eyes. Then something resembling a little grey snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle, and wriggled in the air towards me—and then another. Excerpt 2, from Howard E. Koch's script for Orson Welles's radio adaptation: PHILLIPS: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most terrifying thing I have ever witnessed . . . Wait a minute! Someone's crawling out of the hollow top. Someone or . . . something. I can see peering out of that black hole two luminous disks . . . are they eyes? It might be a face. It might be . . . (SHOUT OF AWE FROM THE CROWD) PHILLIPS: Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. Now it's another one, and another. They look like tentacles to me. Which statement best describes the difference between these versions?

Read the haiku. April’s air stirs in willow-leaves . . . a butterfly floats and balances Now, read Gabriel’s analysis of the haiku. This haiku contains a kigo in addition to a motif. Which word from the haiku supports Gabriel’s analysis?

In his paper contrasting a haiku and the poem "Ozymandias," Max wrote this statement. One way the poems differ is that the haiku is organized into three fixed lines, while "Ozymandias" has fourteen lines.

Which statement best describes the differences between these poems?

Read the excerpt from "A Defence of Poetry.” A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth. There is this difference between a story and a poem, that a story is a catalogue of detached facts, which have no other connexion than time, place, circumstance, cause and effect; the other is the creation of actions according to the unchangeable forms of human nature, as existing in the mind of the Creator, which is itself the image of all other minds. This excerpt expresses Shelley’s idea that poetry is