English 2323 Midterm

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Realism

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"the faithful representation of reality" or "verisimilitude,"
subject matter - the representation of middle-class life
a reaction against romanticism

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Romanticism

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international artistic and philosophical movement that redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures thought about themselves and about their world. William Blake and John Keats

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trochaic tetrameter

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refers to a line of four trochaic feet. The word "tetrameter" simply means that the poem has four trochees. A trochee is a long syllable, or stressed syllable, followed by a short, or unstressed, one.
DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da

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iambic pentameter

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The word "iambic" describes the type of foot that is used (in English, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable). The word "pentameter" indicates that a line has five of these "feet."
da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM

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Iambic tetrameter

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refers to a line consisting of four iambic feet. The word "tetrameter" simply means that there are four feet in the line; iambic tetrameter is a line comprising four iambs.
da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM

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trochaic or trochee

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/ 0 , stressed followed by unstressed

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iambic

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unstressed followed by stressed, 0 /

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Masculine rhymes

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occur when the last syllable in a word rhymes with the last syllable in another word and are usually associated with end-stressed meters such as iambic

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Irony

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A contrast or discrepancy between what is said and what is meant or between what happens and what is expected to happen in life and in literature.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

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Prosody

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The formal study of the structure of verse including rhyme, meter, rhythm, stanzaic pattern, alliteration, consonance, assonance, language use etc.

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Quatrain

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A stanza comprising of four lines

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Stanza

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One or more lines that make up the basic units of a poem - separated from each other by spacing.

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Refrain

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A line or phrase that recurs throughout a poem - especially at the end of stanzas.

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Spondee

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A metricalfoot represented by two stressed syllables, such as KNICK-KNACK.

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The Dashwood sisters live in all of the following places except:

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Allenham

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To which of the following characters is Fanny Dashwood related?

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Robert Ferrars

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Who reveals to London society the news of Lucy's engagement to Edward?

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Anne Steele

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In her excessive sensibility, Marianne most closely resembles which of the following characters?

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Her mother, Mrs. Dashwood

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Jane Austen initially wrote this novel in which of the following forms?

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A series of letters

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What was the name of the laws of inheritance that governed English society in Austen's day?

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Primogeniture

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Which of the following characters is NOT noted for his or her great wealth?

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Mr. Pratt

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For most of the novel, Colonel Brandon is in love with whom?

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Marianne

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The novel begins with a discussion of what social phenomenon?

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Inheritance

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What does Marianne give to Willoughby as a token of her affection for him?

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A lock of hair

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Who gives birth to a child during the novel?

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Mrs. Palmer

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What is Marianne's greatest talent?

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Piano playing

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Where do Elinor and Marianne first meet their brother, John, in London?

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At the jeweler's shop

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Which of the following couples has several young children?

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Sir John and Lady Middleton

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Which of the following years fell within Jane Austen's lifetime?

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1800

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Which of the following is NOT true about the publication of Sense and Sensibility?

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It was an immediate critical success

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Which of the following characters in the novel studies at Oxford?

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Edward Ferrars

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Whom does John Dashwood encourage Elinor to marry?

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Colonel Brandon

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When Marianne is deeply distressed after Willoughby rebuffs her at the London party, Elinor comforts her with all of the following EXCEPT:

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Her favorite music

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To whom does Willoughby confess at the end of the novel?

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Elinor

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The women in the novel engage in all of the following diversions and activities EXCEPT:

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Writing poetry

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Based on the novel, the common social practice when two lovers parted was to do what?

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Return each other's letters

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Mrs. Ferrars threatens to disinherit Edward unless he marries whom?

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Lady Morton

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Who is convicted of the murder of Victor’s younger brother, William?

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Justine Moritz

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Who is accused of the murder of Henry Clerval?

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Victor Frankenstein

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To whom is Victor taken after Henry is murdered?

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Mr. Kirwin

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What is the name of the professor at Ingolstadt who first teaches Victor the methods of modern science?

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Waldman

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With what is Walton obsessed?

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Reaching the North Pole

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Where does Victor first have a conversation with his monster?

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In a hut on a glacier near Montanvert

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What does the monster want Victor to do to heal his loneliness?

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Create a female monster to be his companion

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How does Walton meet Victor?

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Walton finds Victor on the northern ice and nurses him back to health.

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How does Victor’s mother die?

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She catches scarlet fever from Elizabeth.

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Who takes care of Victor when he falls ill after creating the monster?

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Henry

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How does the monster learn to speak?

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By listening to Felix teach Safie his language

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To which character(s) in Paradise Lost does the monster compare himself?

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Adam and Satan

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Why does Victor accompany Henry Clerval on a voyage to England and Scotland?

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To work on creating a female monster

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What does the monster think causes Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey to be unhappy?

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Poverty

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Which of the following is not one of the alchemists whom Victor studies in his adolescence?

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Lucretius

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What do Elizabeth and Alphonse assume is the source of Victor’s unhappiness?

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Lack of desire to marry Elizabeth

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How does Victor react to seeing Henry’s corpse?

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He falls into a long, feverish illness.

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To whom does Walton address his letters?

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Margaret Saville

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The Frankensteins’ family home is in

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Geneva

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Victor Frankenstein attends university in

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Ingolstadt

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Which of the following books is not one of those read by the monster?

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The Inferno

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Why are Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey so poor?

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The French court took their fortune and exiled them from France for helping Safie’s father escape from prison.

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What is the monster’s reward for saving a girl from drowning?

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He is shot.

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Why doesn’t Victor protect his wife, Elizabeth, from the monster’s attack on the night of their wedding?

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He misunderstands the monster’s warning.

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What does Walton do after Victor dies?

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He returns to England.