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Iambic
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an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, a pattern which comes closest to approximating the natural rhythm of speech.
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Trochaic
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a stressed followed by an unstressed syllable, as in the first line of Blake's "Introduction" to Songs of Innocence:
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Anapestic
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two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable, as in the opening to Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib":
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Dactylic
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a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, as in Thomas Hardy's "The Voice"
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Monometer
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one foot in a line
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Dimeter
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two feet in a line
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Trimeter
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three feet in a line
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Tetrameter
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four feet in a line
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Pentameter
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five feet in a line
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Hexameter
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six feet in a line
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Burke
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Irish member of the house of commons (against the French Revolution)
Typically liberal (argued for Ireland's freedom, abolition of slavery) Not against change but against violent rapid change Refers back to English civil wars (Glorious revolution: bloodless, King James chased out of England People didn't know if Burke was prophetic Styles- heavy, descriptive prose Appealing to nobility Complicit- uses "we" Uses elevated language Allusive (intertextuality) Heart over reasoning |
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Paine
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In support of American and French Revolution
Popular until he wrote about Christianity Straight forward language Common man audience Generic- distanced Direct response to Burke Attacking with logic and reasoning Reason, evidence, mind |
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Victim of domestic violence (parents fought)
Opened school, school failed financially Her writing supported her family 1792- Vindication of rights of women Scandalous figure, she had an affair, got pregnant and the man left her She attempted suicide, re-married William Godwin (writer who believed strongly in reason) Gave birth to Mary Shelley |
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Wordsworth
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Born in lake district, made famous
Went to cambridge Takes a trip to France between fall of Bastille and reign of terror Receives inheritance and reunites with his sister and meets Sam Coleridge He and Coleridge write and publish the lyrical ballads Becomes distributor of stamps Becomes poet Laureate, loses revolutionary fervor Key Points in Writing: Sympathy Imagination Defamiliarization of common place object Innovative, pro-revolution Wordsworth and Pain against gaudy language Common language- aligns himself with common man |
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Coleridge
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He and other poet plan utopian community, equal rule by all in Pennsylvania... doesn't work
Preaches at Unitarian chapels, leaning towards becoming a minister Coleridge and Wordsworth similarities: defamiliarization, arouse sympathy in reader, emphasize truths in nature differences: Coleridge didn't believe in Wordsworth writing for the common man |
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Ruskin
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Sad upbringing
Extremely sheltered Never romantically fulfilled One of the periods most celebrated philosophers Founded Utopian society- Guild of St. George |
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Byron
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Byron feels like superior outcast, exiles himself
dies promoting revolutionary cause Childe Harold: tradition being upheld Traditional name Regal, solitary, honorable Wild/savage, travel in packs, cunning, broken system, weakened, imperfect Reveres nature |
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Free write Q: To what extent and how does Smith undermine Burke's insistence that the English nobility deserved the rights and privileges they inherit?
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Smith makes it very clear how opposed she is to Burke's ideas on nobility simply by including the character Mr. Verney. Mrs. Waverly marries Geraldine off to Verney because he has a good birth name and riches (which are the only things Mrs. Waverly cares about.) She has blatant disregard for Verney's personality traits or abilities to be a good husband. Despite his noble title, Mr.Verney is an awful husband- he looses a lot of money he had to his name and pays no respect to Geraldine or their children. He leaves Geraldine to care for their children in her depressed state and goes off to have fun and wreak havoc in France. In short Mr. Verney is simply not a good person despite his noble title and the rights and privileges he had to go along with it.
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Free write Q: Burke's Reflections purports to be a letter written to a Frenchman, while Smith's is an epistolary novel, including letters to and from multiple characters in two nations. What does Smith gain or lose by employing this different form?
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Epistolary novel more effective:
Different view points and perspectives Emotional attachment to Geraldine More people would read the novel More men would probably read it Mrs. Waverly wouldn't let daughters receive education Mr. Verney controls Geraldine's estate Wollstonecraft's argument very reasonable, logical, persuasive Smith's novel appeals to pathos- more emotional and sensational |
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Free write Q: How does Frost at Midnight link the natural world to spirituality, human thinking, or human well being?
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Coleridge seems to compare an infant with nature. He speaks of how calm and peaceful the child is sleeping and how it is almost disturbing because extreme silence rarely occurs in nature. Coleridge's speaker also makes the claim that the child will learn from nature, learn to wander the earth "like a breeze" because the speaker himself, having grown up in a city, was not able to learn from nature. Speaker believes that if his child can learn from nature and become more stoic like nature then "seasons shall be sweet to thee."
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Free write Q: Compare Aguilar's representation of Rachel and Sarah to the representations of women in Wollstonecraft's Vindication. To what extent is Aguilar challenging or supporting earlier constructions of English womanhood? To what degree to Rachel and Sarah seem like adherents to Wollstonecraft's ideals?
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In some respects I believe Aguilar's female characters adhere to earlier constructions of English women yet at the same time Rachel appears to challenge this notion. Much like earlier English women Aguilar's character Sarah adheres to the patriarchical duties of a daughter.Despite having been given away by her father she is quick to rush to his side when she learns of his illness. When she arrive at his home and Ester tells her to return to liver pool because her father would show her no kindness and she would find no work, Sarah continues to stay by her side; claiming it is her duty to her last living parent. Sarah is also very obedient in terms of labor, though she wants to marry Reuben she waits in order to fulfill her duty as Miss Leon's servant Rachel seems to allow her son to loose his faith- marry someone of a different religion. Also Rachel and Sarah interpret bible texts- english women were to receive no education nor read books. Rachel stays home much like typical English woman. Sarah tends not to give her opinions unless asked typical of English women. Sarah never openly admitted to having feelings for Reuben - didn't pursue him, he pursued her common in English women to be pursued not to pursue
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Shelley
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Metaphoric Poetry
England 1819: about King George and songs, optimistic ending, attacks main pillars of government, defamiliarizes whole political system Ode to the West Wind: apostrophe, speaking to nature, ode: lyrics poem with elevated style, directed to something abstract, expressing personal emotion, asking West wind for re-birth of imagination, uncertain, was like nature when younger, child, a kin, similar to nature. now older and has lost that, wants more unity, be elevated beyond adult human limitations. |
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Flora Tristan
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Feminist Utopia. Believed that workers weren't replaceable. People should be treated as their own entities. Went from bigger picture to smaller elements
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Free write Q: What type of education does Wollstonecraft advocate for women? What skills and traits does she wish were developed in women?
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Wollstonecraft defines women as creatures who are prompted to act a certain way based on the flattering seduction of men. Wollstonecraft believes that women should develop strength (of both body and mind); she encourages women to speak their mind, thus avoiding a "refinement of taste" that makes women appear weak- or as she says- "objects of pity." Wollstonecraft stresses the idea that men have placed women as inferior by refusing to educate them. It is a genetic fact that men are physically stronger than women, Wollstonecraft says that because of this, women find little or no reason to gain strength in their courage or fortitude because women depend on men for their bodily strength (again making them inferior.) Wollstonecraft says though womens education has been paid more attention as of recently they are still considered inferior beings. She also argues for better education to be even better, so women can be better mothers and wives (a concession.)
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Darwin
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Theory of Evolution. Species originated from other species. Natural selection. Idea of survival of the fittest.
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Thomas Carlyle
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Victorian era. Essentially a Romantic, Carlyle attempted to reconcile Romantic affirmations of feeling and freedom with respect for historical and political fact. Many believe that he was always more attracted to the idea of heroic struggle itself, than to any specific goal for which the struggle was being made. However, Carlyle’s belief in the continued use to humanity of the Hero, or Great Man, is stated succinctly at the end of his admirably positive aforementioned essay on Mohammed, in 1841’s ‘On Heroes, Hero Worship & the Heroic in History’, in which he concludes that: “the Great Man was always as lightning out of Heaven; the rest of men waited for him like fuel, and then they too would flame.” man should work.
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Friedrich Engels
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The Condition of the Working Class is a detailed description and analysis of the appalling conditions of the working class in Britain and Ireland during Engels' stay in England. It was considered a classic in its time and still widely available today. This work also had many seminal thoughts on the state of socialism and its development.
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