Major English Literary Figures and Movements
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Which literary period is characterized by the use of lyrical ballads, gothic literature, and narrative poems?

  • Realism
  • Romanticism (correct)
  • Modernism
  • Enlightenment
  • Which of the following writers is associated with the Enlightenment period?

  • William Wordsworth
  • Jonathan Swift (correct)
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • George Gordon Byron
  • What is a common theme in Romantic literature?

  • Social class and individuality
  • The plight of the poor and social mobility
  • Objective surveying of the problems of human life
  • Emotion and imagination (correct)
  • What does the French word 'Renaissance' mean?

    <p>Rebirth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following authors wrote 'Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained'?

    <p>John Milton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary period is characterized by the use of detective fiction, historical novels, and realist works?

    <p>The Victorian Age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following writers is associated with the Victorian Age?

    <p>Robert Browning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary movement took place in Europe and England in the 17th century?

    <p>Age of Reason</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common theme in Victorian literature?

    <p>The plight of the poor and social mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which author is known for writing 'The Minister's Black Veil' and 'Young Goodman Brown'?

    <p>Nathaniel Hawthorne</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wrote 'The Faerie Queene'?

    <p>Edmund Spenser</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the Restoration Period begin?

    <p>1660 A.D.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary movement emphasized the importance of imagination, individuality, and nature as a source of spirituality?

    <p>Romanticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a theme of the Renaissance period?

    <p>American Identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary theme of Realist literature?

    <p>The exhaustion and cultural exuberance of the American landscape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which author is associated with the literary movement that rejected Romanticism and emphasized objectivity?

    <p>Ernest Hemingway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of the famous novel by Edith Wharton that explores the social conventions of the Gilded Age?

    <p>The Age of Innocence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary movement is characterized by its focus on the individual, the emotional, and the irrational?

    <p>Romanticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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