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?

Rebirth Signup and view all the answers

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

John Milton Signup and view all the answers

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

The Victorian Age Signup and view all the answers

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

Robert Browning Signup and view all the answers

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

Age of Reason Signup and view all the answers

What is a common theme in Victorian literature?

The plight of the poor and social mobility Signup and view all the answers

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

Nathaniel Hawthorne Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote 'The Faerie Queene'?

Edmund Spenser Signup and view all the answers

When did the Restoration Period begin?

1660 A.D. Signup and view all the answers

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

Romanticism Signup and view all the answers

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

American Identity Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary theme of Realist literature?

The exhaustion and cultural exuberance of the American landscape Signup and view all the answers

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

Ernest Hemingway 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?

The Age of Innocence Signup and view all the answers

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