I'm trying to help my roomie with her English final. It's been a while since I've read any of these authors..
Any help?
16. Identify the theme of Shelley?s ?Mutability.?
17. Explain the irony of Keats?s line: ?When I have fears that I may cease to be / Before my pen has glean?d my teeming brain.?
18, What is the common theme of the following poems by Christina Rossetti?
?After Death?
?Dead Before Death?
?Sleeping at Last?
19. What historical event was the inspiration for Thomas Hardy?s ?The Convergence of the Twain??
20. Eliot?s ?The Hollow Men? parallels which other reading assignment?
21. The poem ?The Shield of Achilles? alludes to what famous battle?
22. The following quote is King Arthur?s answer to concerns about changes voiced by Sir Belvedere in one of the poems on your reading list. Explain the meaning of Arthur?s answer.
? And slowly answered Arthur from the barge:
The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
and God fulfills himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.
Comfort thyself: what comfort is in me?
I have lived my life and that which I have done
May He within himself make pure! But thou
If thou shouldst never see my face again,
Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of??
23. Explain how the structural aspect of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner is similar to the structural nature of Frankenstein.
24. Discuss the philosophical values of romantic artists and hahahahahars.
25. Discuss the supernatural nature of Coleridge?s Rime of the Ancient Mariner. (5 sentences)
26. Choose one of the following narratives:
Conrad?s: Heart of Darkness (2304+
Woolf?s: A Room of One?s Own (2414+)
Consider the events, narration, etc. offered in the selection that you choose. Explain what the author?s work says about life, mankind, relationships, love, marriage, prejudice, etc. (paragraph)
Answer any two of the following:
27. Describe Blake?s poetry; what values did his artistry, both written and visual express?
Select one of Blake?s poems from Songs of Experience and one from Songs of Innocence; discuss the parallels that Blake uses to achieve his purpose and express his philosophy.
28. Describe Wordsworth?s poetic style and philosophy.
Explain the meaning of Wordsworth?s line: ?The Child is father of the Man?
29. Describe the Byronic hero. Identify the source of this persona
30. Briefly discuss the typical themes of Keats poetry.
31. Identify the historical and Biblical parallels in Dryden?s Absalom and Achitophel.
32. In Pope?s Essay on Man, choose one of the following for a short discussion (4-5 sentences).
1) Discuss passages in the selection that seem to relate to Milton?s Paradise Lost
2) Explain what the selection is about and what is Pope trying to teach us in the passages found in this selection.
3) Identify passages from this selection that are currently in use in our language or directly represent ideas that are prevalent in our society.
33. State the main theme of Johnson?s Rasselas; explain Johnson?s purpose for this selection and describe how he achieved this purpose (3-5 sentences).
34. Identify and explain what is being mourned in Gray?s ?Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard:?
Any help?
16. Identify the theme of Shelley?s ?Mutability.?
17. Explain the irony of Keats?s line: ?When I have fears that I may cease to be / Before my pen has glean?d my teeming brain.?
18, What is the common theme of the following poems by Christina Rossetti?
?After Death?
?Dead Before Death?
?Sleeping at Last?
19. What historical event was the inspiration for Thomas Hardy?s ?The Convergence of the Twain??
20. Eliot?s ?The Hollow Men? parallels which other reading assignment?
21. The poem ?The Shield of Achilles? alludes to what famous battle?
22. The following quote is King Arthur?s answer to concerns about changes voiced by Sir Belvedere in one of the poems on your reading list. Explain the meaning of Arthur?s answer.
? And slowly answered Arthur from the barge:
The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
and God fulfills himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.
Comfort thyself: what comfort is in me?
I have lived my life and that which I have done
May He within himself make pure! But thou
If thou shouldst never see my face again,
Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of??
23. Explain how the structural aspect of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner is similar to the structural nature of Frankenstein.
24. Discuss the philosophical values of romantic artists and hahahahahars.
25. Discuss the supernatural nature of Coleridge?s Rime of the Ancient Mariner. (5 sentences)
26. Choose one of the following narratives:
Conrad?s: Heart of Darkness (2304+
Woolf?s: A Room of One?s Own (2414+)
Consider the events, narration, etc. offered in the selection that you choose. Explain what the author?s work says about life, mankind, relationships, love, marriage, prejudice, etc. (paragraph)
Answer any two of the following:
27. Describe Blake?s poetry; what values did his artistry, both written and visual express?
Select one of Blake?s poems from Songs of Experience and one from Songs of Innocence; discuss the parallels that Blake uses to achieve his purpose and express his philosophy.
28. Describe Wordsworth?s poetic style and philosophy.
Explain the meaning of Wordsworth?s line: ?The Child is father of the Man?
29. Describe the Byronic hero. Identify the source of this persona
30. Briefly discuss the typical themes of Keats poetry.
31. Identify the historical and Biblical parallels in Dryden?s Absalom and Achitophel.
32. In Pope?s Essay on Man, choose one of the following for a short discussion (4-5 sentences).
1) Discuss passages in the selection that seem to relate to Milton?s Paradise Lost
2) Explain what the selection is about and what is Pope trying to teach us in the passages found in this selection.
3) Identify passages from this selection that are currently in use in our language or directly represent ideas that are prevalent in our society.
33. State the main theme of Johnson?s Rasselas; explain Johnson?s purpose for this selection and describe how he achieved this purpose (3-5 sentences).
34. Identify and explain what is being mourned in Gray?s ?Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard:?
Like anyone on GFY is going to know any of that.
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