Everything so far?

Question 1

Why is Mary Wollstonecraft famous?

Accepted Answer

She was one of the first feminists

Question 2

Why is the old man in The Tell-Tale Heart murdered?

Accepted Answer

His eye

Question 3

Which animals should you keep far away from Emily Dickinson?

Accepted Answer

Kittens

Question 4

Who is famous for having written 154 sonnets?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 5

What was Henry David Thoreau doing in Walden?

Accepted Answer

Living outside of society

Question 6

What do you have if you have alliteration?

Accepted Answer

Words that start with the same letter

Question 7

What is this painting called?

Accepted Answer

Gin Lane

Question 8

How long is Robinson Crusoe stranded on the island?

Accepted Answer

28 years

Question 9

What is typical in a tragedy?

Accepted Answer

The protagonist is doomed

Question 10

Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift represent an important genre in England at this time. Which?

Accepted Answer

Travel writing

Question 11

Who is the master of mystery and the macabre?

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 12

Who is Hamlet's mother?

Accepted Answer

Gertrude

Question 13

In Pride and Prejudice, two men propose to Elizabeth - who?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy

Question 14

Which river do Huck and Jim sail on?

Accepted Answer

The Mississippi

Question 15

How many lines are there to a sonnet?

Accepted Answer

14

Question 16

What was Romanticism a reaction of?

Accepted Answer

Lack of imagination and feelings in the Enlightenment, Reason, cold research, moderation and order

Question 17

How does a simile differ from a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

The words "like" or "as"

Question 18

In the poem "I'm Nobody" - what does Emily Dickinson compare being a somebody to?

Accepted Answer

A frog

Question 19

What are important techniques in Jane Austen's writing?

Accepted Answer

Sarcasm and irony

Question 20

What is a soliloquy?

Accepted Answer

When a character talks to himself

Questions 20