Test 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Asceticism
Avoiding matters of indulgence.
Dramatic Monologue (Robert Browning)
My Last Duchess
Not a sonnet.
A type of poem of the Victorian era. It contained strange viewpoints, illusions and a juxtapositions/discontinuous effect.
It’s syntax was considered twisted and elliptical.
It was grotesque and horror driven.
Themes:
Love, money, abuse, control (sexual and art), masculinity.
The imagery was bi-focal.
Sonnet (Barrett Browning)
Piece: Sonnets from the Portuguese
Petrarch (Italian)
A 14 line stanza. Sonnets are varied in the Victorian era into two categories. Petrarch (Italian) and Shakespearian (English). Sonnets of the Portuguese contain poems of love and the conflicts of relationships.
Petrarch (Italian)
Barrett Browning, Sonnets of the Portuguese
La Volta occurs on the 9th line, also referred to as “the turn”. (Petrarch)
The 8 lines before are known as Octaves
The ending lines are known as Seslets
Petrarch (Italian)
Barrett Browning, Sonnets of the Portuguese
La Volta occurs on the 9th line, also referred to as “the turn”. (Petrarch)
The 8 lines before are known as “the Octave”
The ending lines are known as Seslet
Inversion
Wilde
The exact opposite of a real concept or ideas of the time or the scenario that is intended. Reversibility in poems or stories.
Allusion
Wilde
An expression used to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
Comedy of Matters
Wilde
Verbal and whit. Upper class. Manners and immorality, sophisticated. Objects of satire. Mockery of the upper class.
Existential
Robert Browning, My Last Duchess
Relating to existence. Ones place in a marriage, society, life occupation, etc.
Didactic
Alice in Wonderland, Carroll
Intended to teach by having an ulterior (hidden) motive. Moral lessons are the priority.
Parody
Wilde
Imitation of a style of artist, writer, or genre for a deliberate exaggeration comic effect.
Decadence
Wilde
Moral of culture decline intended by excessive obsession of luxurious things or pleasure.
Irony
Wilde
Something that seems obvious but is intended under a certain scenario to come about naturally.
Alter Ego
Wilde
A double identity
Absurdity
Wilde
State of being ridiculous and unreasonable.
Victorian
1837-1901
Under the reign of Queen Victoria. It was considered the most successful and innovative of times for the British empire. Age of Reform. Class barriers changing. Chartism.
Serialization
Both Brownings contributed
Piece: Sonnets to the Portuguese
To publish or broadcast a story or a play in installments.
Serialization
To publish novels or broadcast a story or a play in installments.
Fantasy
Lewis Carroll
A stray from reality. This was the start of non fiction children’s literature at the time of this publication. A modern day occurrence.
Persona
Speaker of the dramatic monolog.
Shakespearian (English) form of sonnets
3 Quatrains (metaphors, ideas, angles, images) followed by a two line couplet.
Timeline:
Barrett Browning: Sonnets to the Portuguese 1806-1861
Robert Browning: My Last Duchess 1842
Carroll: Alice in Wonderland 1865
Wilde: The importance of being earnest 1894
Barrett Browning: Sonnets to the Portuguese 1806-1861
Robert Browning: My Last Duchess 1842
Carroll: Alice in Wonderland 1865
Wilde: The importance of being earnest 1894
