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eng 242 test 2
test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agnostic | A person who thinks knowing whether or not God really exists is impossible |
| "Angel in the House" | "The ideal Victorian woman was supposed to be domestic and pure, selflessly motivated by the desire to serve others rather than fulfill her own needs" |
| bildungsroman | Novel depicting an individual's development from childhood to maturity, when the individual understands his/her role in society and either takes it on or prepares to do so. |
| Chartism | “The world’s first independent working-class movement,” which “called for sweeping reforms, including universal male suffrage, the secret ballot, equal electoral districts, and annual elections” |
| Conceit | "Any fanciful, ingenious expression or idea, but especially one in the form of an extended metaphor." |
| Evangelicals | “Evangelicalism dominated the religious and often the social life of working- and middle-class Britons. Evangelicals practiced self-denial and frugality; they rejected most forms of entertainment as sinful or frivolous" |
| Gender | Socially-constructed ideals of "masculinity" and "femininity"; for a middle-class or upper-class person in the Victorian era, strict gender roles determined appropriate behavior based on that individual’s biological sex—a male should be “masculine,” while |
| Ideology | The beliefs of a certain group that determine the group's attitudes and behaviors. |
| melodrama | A sensational literary work or play that features stereotypical characters who have exaggerated emotional outbursts; a melodrama focuses on plot twists and action rather than characterization. |
| Motif | "A recurrent thematic element—word, image, symbol, object, phrase, action." |
| Pre-Raphaelites | influential group of writers and artists 1)defied artistic conventions; 2) rejected the current style of painting as being too academic; 3) wished to return to the spiritual art that preceded the High Renaissance master Raphael; 4) emphasized th |
| laissez faire | A governmental policy of non-interference in economic matters. |
| Realism in literature | "The faithful representation of life. Realism carries the conviction of true reports of phenomena observable by others." |
| Satire | "Poking corrective ridicule at persons, types, actions, follies, mores, and beliefs." |
| Social Darwinism | This theory applied Darwin's concept of the "survival of the fittest" to human society; "Only the fittest should survive in capitalist competition as well as in nature. This theory supported the apparent destiny of England to prosper and rule the world." |
| Sonnet | "A verse form of 14 lines, in English, iambic pentameter,most often in 1 of 2 rhyme schemes.Italian sonnet: octave and a sestet;octave introduces problem or subject, sestet: offers solution or comment. Shakespearean sonnet:three quatrains and a couplet." |
| Symbol | "Something standing for its natural qualities in another context, with human meaning added: an eagle, standing for the soaring imperious dominance of Rome." |
| transcendence | The act of going beyond human experience and beyond the reach of ordinary, common thought and experience. |
| Utilitarianism | This was one of the dominant ideologies of the Victorian period. Utilitarians measured "all human endeavor by its ability to produce 'the greatest happiness for the greatest number'" |
| Victorian | 1) Time period from 1832-1901 in England encompassing the reign of Queen Victoria; 2) saw rapid and momentous changes in British politics, economy, faith, science, art, empire, and gender relations; 3) a conflicted era during which England's traditional |
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