British Literature: The Victorian Age (1832-1901)

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

The primary poets of the time period include:

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

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

The Victorian Age included the years:

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

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

This movement applied scientific observation to promote social reform:

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

The aesthetic movement sprang from the preceding period ofBritish Literature

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

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

The primary novelists of the time period include:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The primary genres of the Victorian Age were:

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