The Pre-Raphaelites are best known for which of the following ?

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Complete the following sentence. Wordsworth conceives of himself as a “chosen son” primarily because_____________?

A. his brothers died in their youth. B. he was endowed with a great poetic talent. C. he was given special educational opportunities. D. he feels especially connected to nature due to his experience as a youth....

Complete the following sentence. Wordsworth’s advocacy of poets drawing on the “language really used by men” in his preface to Lyrical Ballads represents______________?

A. a radical break with 18th-century rules on elevated diction. B. a continuity with poets such as Alexander Pope. C. a rejection of nature in favor of society. D. a defense of the use of elaborate figurative language....

How was the philosophical and popular emphasis on sensibility in the 18th century related to the development of the novel ?

A. Like the novel, it focused on romantic relationships. B. Like the novel, it foregrounded abstract reason over experience and emotion. C. Like the novel, it emphasized the importance of sympathy and individual feelings. D. Like the novel, it demonized the aristocracy....

Which of the following is a requirement of a dramatic monologue ?

A. It has a speaker as well as an implied reader. B. It includes elements of parody. C. There is a “spontaneous overflow of emotion.” D. It is written in common, ordinary language....

Jonathan Swift’s suggestion in “A Modest Proposal” that the Irish eat their children exemplifies the characteristics of a satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT_______________?

A. its mocking tone. B. its absurd response to a real issue. C. its sentimental plea to its audience. D. its attempt to shock readers into acting....