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A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General
A Satirical Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General
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A group analysis of the satirical elegy by Jonathan Swift
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Who was the "Late Famous General"?
John Seymour
The Duke of Westminster
The Duke of York
John Churchill
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Which of these quotes is a rhetorical interrogative?
"Of old age too, and in his bed!"
"And so inglorious, after all!"
"He left behind so great a stink."
"And could that mighty warrior fall?"
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What role is served by Swift's use of Rhymed couplets throughout the poem?
Swift prefered writing novels and found Couplets easy
Swift hated pretentious rhyme schemes
An extended metaphor for the General's life
To provide a platform for satire
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Satire is a type of humour, used to ridicule. What is an Elegy?
A tribute to someone who has just died
A poem written in elegiac couplets
A poem of sudden realisation
A poem of serious reflection
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What literary period did Swift belong to?
Enlightenment
Realism
Romantics
Transcendentalism
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Swift was an Augustan; what is that?
A form of renaissance literature
A literary period, specialising in death-inspired poetry
A literary epoch, specialising in Satirical poetry
A poet born in August
