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What was primarily valued in the Romantic Period?
What was primarily valued in the Romantic Period?
Romantic literature focused on reason and controlled emotions.
Romantic literature focused on reason and controlled emotions.
False (B)
Who is considered a major English romantic poet who helped launch the romantic age?
Who is considered a major English romantic poet who helped launch the romantic age?
William Wordsworth
Romanticism was a response to the ugly industrial world of the _____ period.
Romanticism was a response to the ugly industrial world of the _____ period.
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Match the following aspects of Romantic literature with their characteristics:
Match the following aspects of Romantic literature with their characteristics:
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What does a histogram represent?
What does a histogram represent?
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A flow chart can be used to represent a sequence of steps in a process.
A flow chart can be used to represent a sequence of steps in a process.
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What is a common error in reasoning that can weaken an argument?
What is a common error in reasoning that can weaken an argument?
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A __________ shows the similarities and differences between two or more items.
A __________ shows the similarities and differences between two or more items.
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Match the following logical fallacies with their descriptions:
Match the following logical fallacies with their descriptions:
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Which phrase represents a broad conclusion that can be misleading?
Which phrase represents a broad conclusion that can be misleading?
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Generalizations based on a small or unrepresentative sample can lead to faulty reasoning.
Generalizations based on a small or unrepresentative sample can lead to faulty reasoning.
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What visual tool is used to illustrate a process using different symbols?
What visual tool is used to illustrate a process using different symbols?
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What major theme is celebrated in John’s College?
What major theme is celebrated in John’s College?
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Imagination and emotion are considered less important than reason and formal rules.
Imagination and emotion are considered less important than reason and formal rules.
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What natural element serves as a source of spirituality for the speaker?
What natural element serves as a source of spirituality for the speaker?
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The speaker often lies on the couch __________ or thoughtful.
The speaker often lies on the couch __________ or thoughtful.
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Match the stanza with its description:
Match the stanza with its description:
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How does the speaker describe the movement of the daffodils?
How does the speaker describe the movement of the daffodils?
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The speaker feels a sense of loneliness while interacting with the daffodils.
The speaker feels a sense of loneliness while interacting with the daffodils.
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What experience does the speaker associate with the daffodils?
What experience does the speaker associate with the daffodils?
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Which type of conflict refers to a struggle between a character and a social force?
Which type of conflict refers to a struggle between a character and a social force?
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A soliloquy is a spoken dialogue meant for other characters to hear.
A soliloquy is a spoken dialogue meant for other characters to hear.
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What is the main idea or lesson to be learned from a story called?
What is the main idea or lesson to be learned from a story called?
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Costumes and accessories are used to portray a character and ___ of a play.
Costumes and accessories are used to portray a character and ___ of a play.
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Match the elements of drama with their descriptions:
Match the elements of drama with their descriptions:
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What genre involves a serious narrative often dealing with moral dilemmas?
What genre involves a serious narrative often dealing with moral dilemmas?
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The term 'convention' refers to the characters in a play.
The term 'convention' refers to the characters in a play.
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What term describes the sequence of events that make up the storyline of a play?
What term describes the sequence of events that make up the storyline of a play?
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Which of the following is NOT considered a type of linear text?
Which of the following is NOT considered a type of linear text?
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Concept diagrams are used to illustrate numerical data.
Concept diagrams are used to illustrate numerical data.
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Give an example of a type of non-linear text.
Give an example of a type of non-linear text.
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A _______ chart is a circular chart that is divided into slices to illustrate proportion.
A _______ chart is a circular chart that is divided into slices to illustrate proportion.
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Match the following types of charts or graphs with their descriptions:
Match the following types of charts or graphs with their descriptions:
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Which of the following statements exemplifies circular reasoning?
Which of the following statements exemplifies circular reasoning?
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Line graphs are typically used to show proportions of data.
Line graphs are typically used to show proportions of data.
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What does it mean when an argument is said to commit overgeneralization?
What does it mean when an argument is said to commit overgeneralization?
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What is a gerund?
What is a gerund?
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Bias refers to a human tendency to make systematic errors in judgment based on certain thinking.
Bias refers to a human tendency to make systematic errors in judgment based on certain thinking.
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Give an example of a functional text.
Give an example of a functional text.
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The family enjoyed __________ with dolphins.
The family enjoyed __________ with dolphins.
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Which of the following is NOT a function of gerund phrases?
Which of the following is NOT a function of gerund phrases?
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Prejudice is exclusively based on complete information.
Prejudice is exclusively based on complete information.
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What do you need to do to improve at swimming competitively?
What do you need to do to improve at swimming competitively?
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Study Notes
Romantic Period
- Romanticism period: 1798-1832
- Literature that emphasized emotion, imagination, intuition, freedom, personal experience, and natural beauty
- Rejected 18th-century focus on reason, instead embraced imagination and naturalness
Age of Romanticism
- Emphasis on expressing emotions instead of satire, wit, and reason
- Turning to an innocent and magical world as a response to the industrial world
Individual
- Celebrated individuality
- Deepest artistic impulses unique with nature as a source of spirituality
Imagination
- Imagining and emotion more important than reason and formal rules.
- A gateway to a transcendent experience and truth.
Intuition
- Intuition and reliance on natural feelings as a guide to conduct are valued over controlled rationality
Wordsworth
- Considered a major English Romantic poet
- Co-launched the Romantic age in literature with Samuel Taylor Coleridge through their collaborative publication, Lyrical Ballads (1798).
- Praised as the "poet of humanity"
- Attended Hawkshead Grammar School in 1778 and studied at St. John's College, Cambridge in 1787
Romantic Literature
- Love for nature highlighted
- Respect for primitivism valued
- The common person and idealized country life valued
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
- William Wordsworth's poem
- Praised as a lyrical ballad
- Features of speech and explanation of each stanza.
- First stanza: the poet compares himself to a cloud wandering aimlessly. The poet uses alliteration in the phrase "that floats on high" and "beside the lake".
- Second stanza: the poet compares the daffodils to stars in the sky. The poet uses personification, comparing the daffodils to humans dancing, and the waves to humans dancing. The poet uses alliteration in lines like "beside them danced," and "but they outdid".
Linear vs Non-Linear Text
- Linear Text: words arranged in a sequential manner, typically printed on paper, and includes novels, poems, short stories, letters, and educational texts.
- Non-Linear Text: doesn't require sequential reading, and includes texts with visuals like charts and graphs.
Different Types of Charts and Graphs
- Concept Diagrams: highlight relationships between concepts.
- Pie Charts: illustrate proportions of items.
- Line Graphs: display trends using connected data points.
- Bar Graphs: show values using bars of different lengths.
- Histograms: display distributions of numerical data.
- Flow Charts: represent sequences or processes.
- Venn Diagrams: graphically represent commonalities and differences.
Faulty Logic
- Logical Fallacies: common errors in reasoning that can weaken arguments.
- Overgeneralization: drawing broad conclusions from limited evidence
- Circular Reasoning: using the conclusion as evidence for your premises.
- False Causality: assuming a correlation automatically proves a cause-and-effect relationship
Elements of Literary Drama
- Characters: people in the play.
- Protagonist: the central character faces conflict.
- Antagonist: the opposition against which the protagonist must contend to resolve the conflict.
- Static Characters: do not evolve or change throughout the story.
- Dynamic Characters: evolve or change over time.
- Flat Characters: recognizable for a single trait.
- Plot: series of actions—storyline.
- Theme: main idea or meaning
- Dialogue: spoken words in the play.
- Soliloquy: a character speaking alone to reveal inner thoughts.
- Aside: speech to the audience but not heard by other characters.
- Genre: the type of play.
- Scenic Design (Scenery): includes elements in a stage play.
- Costumes: costumes worn by actors
- Props (Properties): other objects on the stage.
- Lights: lighting used in the production
- Sounds: sound effects used in the production
- Makeup: makeup used by actors
- Tenses of Verbs includes the different types of tenses, from simple to perfect and progressive and tenses used in sentences.
Fiction vs Non-Fiction
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Fiction is writing in an ordinary, non-metrical language, which communicates facts or opinions as in a reality.
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Non-Fiction can be based in history, biography, and can offer commentary and ponder philosophical questions and is usually not a fictionalized story.
Participles/Infinitives
- Participle: part of speech that acts as an adjective
- Infinitive: acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb and is preceded by the word "to".
Gerunds
- Gerunds are a verb that function as a noun
Bias and Prejudice
- Bias: systematic error in judgment based on specific thoughts and thinking
- Prejudice: when a person prejudges someone based on characteristics like ethnicity or gender.
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Explore the defining features of the Romantic Period (1798-1832) through this quiz. Discover how literature during this time emphasized emotion, imagination, and individual experience, while rejecting the rationalism of the 18th century. Test your knowledge on key figures like Wordsworth and the overarching themes of this transformative era.
