British Literature: The Victorian Age (1832-1901)

The primary genres of the Victorian Age were:

Repetition of the same/similar vowel sounds in syllables that end with different consonants

The Victorian Age included the years:

a writer reveals a character through his/her words, thoughts, and actions

Words used by writers to create an emotional response; words appeal to one of the five senses

Purpose of describing Gradgrind as a"cannon" who will blow his students"out of...childhood." 

In Hard Times, whoare the "little pitchers" waiting to be filled with facts?

From "Dover Beach," what conclusion can you draw about the Victorian's attitude about religion?

What is the conflict in thedramatic monologue "Life in a Love"?

Repetition of the samestressed vowel & any succeeding sounds at the conclusion of poetic lines

What emotional words doesArnold use in the passage about the "Sea of Faith" to create mood?

The aesthetic movement sprang from the preceding period ofBritish Literature

This movement applied scientific observation to promote social reform:

the repetition of initialconsonant sounds used to emphasize words, reinforce meaning, etc

The primary novelists of the time period include:

What kind of speaker wouldhave the opposite personality of the speaker in "Life in aLove?"

What view of the world does the speaker of "Dover Beach"express?

Repetition of consonant sounds at the end of nonrhyming words & proceded by unlike vowel sounds

The primary poets of the time period include:

Movement sought to portray human life realistically & appealed to the growing middle class.

Which lines from "To an Athlete Dying Young" suggestthat glory does not last?

Why does Dickens haveGradgrind refer to Sissy Jupe as "girl number twenty"?

How do the sensory imagesin the first two stanzas of "Dover Beach" create mood?

In Hard Times, on what principle is Thomas Gradgrind'steaching style based?

The Victorians were NOT influenced by or DID NOT create these movements:

Reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history, music, art, literature.