In “Ode to the West Wind,” why does Shelley ask the wind to “make me thy lyre” ?

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Which of the following statements best describes the behavior of the upper-class characters in Congreve’s The Way of the World ?

A. They are somewhat jaded, but all are finally good at heart. B. They are almost universally selfabsorbed and willing to do anything to get what they want. C. They tend to value love above money and honor. D. They provide a moral example for the lower classes....

How does this quotation from Behn’s Oroonoko most suggest its status as an early novel: “I do not pretend, in giving you the history of this Royal Slave, to entertain my reader with adventures of a feigned hero, whose life and fortunes fancy may manage at the poet’s pleasure.” ?

A. It focuses on a royal hero. B. It denies being imagined in favor of claims of realism. C. It focuses on adventures. D. It connects to poetry....

Which of the following texts is an example of a sentimental novel ?

A. Pope’s The Rape of the Lock B. Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” C. Richardson’s Pamela D. Lewis’s The Monk...

Which of the following statements about Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s sonnet 43 (“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”) is false ?

A. Sonnet 43 is similar to most other sonnets in its focus on love. B. Sonnet 43 is part of a sonnet sequence “Sonnets from the Portuguese.” C. Sonnet 43 consists of fourteen lines, like other sonnets. D. Sonnet 43 is a romantic poem in the same way Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” is a romantic poem....

Victor Frankenstein’s project to create life in Mary Shelley’s novel can be linked to romanticism through which of the following ?

A. His Promethean striving to exceed human limitations as explored by Byron and Percy Shelley B. Its suggestion that the natural order has laws beyond human control C. His desire to create a political revolution D. Both A and B...