1. The Romantic Period occurred during what time period? Answer: late 1700s to early 1800s 1

2. Romanticism was a reaction to the previous period known______________, where it was believed that reason, intellect, and science could solve all problems. Answer: Age of Enlightenment 2

3. Romanticism was also a reaction to the stark changes in society due to _____________________________________ Answer: Industrialization 3

4. Romantic literature / poetry was also nostalgic for _____________________________________ Answer: return to the past 4

5. Romantic ideals fueled several revolutions during this time period. Why? Answer: Romantic ideals supported the rights and importance of individuals. 5

6. By the 18 th century, readers were interested in dark, mystical, and supernatural stories set in dark and gloomy medieval castles. These were called ______________ novels. Answer: Gothic 6

7. The most famous gothic novel from this period was ____________ by Mary Shelley. Answer: Frankenstein 7

8. A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker is a called a(n) Answer: Lyric poem 8

9. An emotionally intense poem paying respect to a person or thing where the speaker addresses the subject directly is called a(n).... Answer: Ode 9

10. Comparing two apparently unlike things without using like or as is called a(n) __________. Answer: metaphor 10

11. Giving human traits to something nonhuman is called a(n) ____________________. Answer: personification 11

12. Juxtaposing two opposite or contradictory words that reveal an interesting truth is called a(n) _______. Answer: oxymoron 12

13. Comparing two apparently unlike things, using like or as is called a(n) ________________. Answer: simile 13

14. ____________ is the use of words that imitate sounds—for example, words like ring, boom, and growl. Answer: Onomatopoeia 14

15. ____________ is the repetition of initial consonant sounds Answer: Alliteration 15

16. ____________ is the repetition of similar internal vowel sounds Answer: Assonance 16

17. ____________ is the repetition of final consonant sound Answer: Consonance 17

18. ____________is descriptive language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell. It may refer to a literal description, as well as to figurative language that evokes sensory experiences. Answer: Imagery 18

19. What initial question does the child pose to the lamb? Answer: Who made thee? 19

20. How does the child describe the lamb in the first stanza? Answer: soft, tender, wooly bright 20

21. What abstract idea is both the child and the lamb a symbol for? Answer: innocence 21

22. In the second stanza, the child describes who made the lamb. What characteristics does he give the creator? Answer: meek and mild; like a lamb and a child 22

23. The child is referring to whom here? The lamb symbolic for.... Answer: Jesus 23

24. In the first stanza, where is the tyger? Answer: dark forest 24

25. What is burning bright? Answer: Tyger’s predatory fierceness 25

26. Despite the soft innocent description of the lamb, Blake is also trying to convey the idea of the Tyger’s.... ? Answer: power and force 26

27. Blake uses this fusion of opposites (lamb and tyger) to display... Answer: the complete TRUTH of God’s creation 27

28. Blake’s reflection on innocence vs. experience in these two poems analyzes the difference between... Answer: innocent childhood and mature adulthood 28

29. What does he mean when he says “Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers”? Answer: In our crazy pursuit of wealth and consumption, we give away what is our true beauty and wealth. 29

30. How has Nature responded to us? Answer: It cries out and howls at our disconnect, but we are out of tune... It doesn’t bother us. 30

31. What does the poet claim he would rather be ? Answer: a pagan – more in touch with Nature 31

32. Who does the poem call upon to return to England and restore its glory? Answer: John Milton 32

33. Why does the poet call upon him? Answer: England is stagnant, lacking inner happiness, and is filled with selfish, mediocre people. 33

34. What would Milton’s return help accomplish? Answer: His moral vision and example would help restore England to its former ways. 34

35. This poem reflects what Romantic ideal? Answer: A return to the past for restoration. 35