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 Sajida Parveen  • Wordsworth explains that the first edition of Lyrical Ballads was published as a sort of experiment to test the public reception of poems that use “the real language of men in a state of vivid sensation.” • Wordsworth notes that he was initially unwilling to write the preface as some sort of systemic defense of this new genre, because he doesn’t want to reason anyone into liking these poems. He also says the motives behind starting this new genre of poetry are too complex to fully articulate in so few words. Still, he has decided to furnish a preface: his poems are so different from the poems of his age that they require at least a brief explanation as to their conception.From this, readers can gather that Wordsworth lived in an era when things were growing increasingly complex with the onset of modernity. • • Wordsworth claims that just as authors have a right to use certain ideas and techniques, they also have a right to exclude other ideas and techniqu...

 Sajida Parveen  • Poetic diction refers to the specific word choice and style of language used in poetry, setting it apart from prose and everyday speech. • It involves the vocabulary, phrasing, and grammatical structures deemed appropriate for poetry, often incorporating figurative language, elevated vocabulary, and unique syntax. • Poets use poetic diction to create a heightened emotional or intellectual effect, shaping the poem's overall tone and meaning. • In the "Preface to Lyrical Ballads," Wordsworth criticizes the traditional, elevated language often used in poetry, which he refers to as "poetic diction." • Given that the common man did not speak using elevated vocabulary and figurative language, Wordsworth believed, given he wanted poetry to speak to all, that complete adherence to poetic diction needed to be dropped. • "There will also be found in these volumes little of what is usually called poetic diction; I have taken as much pains to avo...

 Sajida Parveen  • William Wordsworth, as a Romantic poet, in his Preface to lyrical Ballads, considers poetry to be superior to science. He shows that the scientist studies only the appearance of things while the poet investigates the inner reality of human soul. • Wordsworth recognizes that objections can be raised against poetry as a source of edification on the grounds that it is merely a source of amusement, a vehicle for pleasure rather than knowledge. Wordsworth counteracts this criticism by arguing that pleasure is crucial to how we attain knowledge. • He argues that pleasure is integral to science.The mention of "The Man of science, the Chemist and Mathematician" serves to illustrate that even those who study difficult or painful subjects ultimately find joy in their knowledge. For example, an anatomist might work with distressing material but still derive pleasure from the understanding and insights gained.He says:"However painful may be the objects with which ...

Sajida Parveen              • Wordsworth declared that the most important thing in poetry was the poet's ability to record his spontaneous feelings. Poetry, he said, was "emotion recollected in tranquility". • According to Wordsworth, a poet is a man speaking to men, endowed with more lively sensibility and he also say that the poet is such a human being who is overall in degree a far better human being than ordinary human being. • "He is a man speaking to men: a man, it is true, endowed with more lively sensibility,more enthusiasm and tenderness, who has a greater knowledge of human nature..."This heightened sensitivity gives the poet the ability to imagine and recreate emotions and events. • The poet’s imaginative power is greater than average human beings. By this, he can be “affected by absent things, as if they were present.’’ • The author defines a poet as "a man speaking to men," emphasizing that a poet is not isolated from humanity but is deepl...

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 When was Coleridge born? Ans. 1772 Q. Who is considered the pre-generator of American Transcendentalism? Ans. Coleridge Q. What is the most powerful of human senses according to Coleridge? Ans. Imagination Q. Who wrote Youth And Age? Ans. Coleridge Q. What did Coleridge write for himself in the epitaph? Ans. "Beneath this sod, a poet lies, or that which once was he" Q. Who wrote the poem "Poem To Coleridge"? Ans. Wordsworth Q. Coleridge helped to introduce _________ philosophy to English culture? Ans. German idealist Q. Who wrote Aids To Reflection? Ans. Coleridge Q. Coleridge was an associate of? Ans. Royal Society Of Literature Q. When did Coleridge write The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner? Ans. 1797 Q. Coleridge was? Ans. Poet, literary critic, philosopher, theologian Q. What was the middle name of Coleridge? Ans. Taylor (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Q. Who wrote The Nightingale? Ans. Coleridge Q. Coleridge himself calls his poem The Nightingale? Ans. "A Conversat...

 Q. The full name of Lord Byron was? Ans. Lord George Gordon Byron Q. Byron succeeded to the title of Lord after the death of? Ans. His uncle Q. Byron's parents were married in? Ans. 1785 Q. Byron was born in? Ans. 1788 Q. Byron's father was a? Ans. Guards Officer Q. Byron's father had? Ans. Eloped with his first wife Q. The earliest work of Byron was? Ans. Fugitive Pieces Q. Byron was married in? Ans. 1815 Q. The first two cantos of Don Juan by Byron were published in? Ans. 1819 Q. The Vision Of Judgement by Byron is? Ans. A satirical masterpiece Q. Byron died in? Ans. 1824 Q. Who wrote the poem I Would I Were A Careless Child? Ans. Byron Q. What did Byron join in Genoa? Ans. Terras Q. Complete the title of Byron's poem, So, We'll Go No More A______? Ans. Roving Q. The poem The Corsair has been written by? Ans. Byron Q. Byron completed The Corsair in? Ans. Ten days Q. How many copies of The Corsair were sold on the first day? Ans. Ten thousand Q. Who wrote A Select...

 When was Tennyson born? Ans. On August 6, 1809 Q. What name did the American poet Walt Whitman call Tennyson? Ans. The Boss Q. Tennyson's father was? Ans. A rector Q. Tennyson's two elder brothers were? Ans. Poets Q. Tennyson published with one of his brothers his volume of poems in? Ans. 1826 Q. What happened to Edward, one of Alfred Tennyson's brothers? Ans. Died in a private mental asylum Q. Tennyson attended? Ans. The Trinity College, Cambridge Q. At Trinity College, Tennyson became the center of? Ans. A group of intellectual friends Q. While at college, Tennyson won the chancellor's medal for his poem? Ans. Timbuctoo written in 1829 Q. Tennyson studied at the Youth Grammar School for? Ans. 5 years Q. Which book of Tennyson was received unfavorably? Ans. His third book entitled 'Poems' Q. Which two famous poems of Tennyson are there in the book entitled 'Poems'? Ans. Break, Break, Break and Ulysses Q. Whom did Tennyson marry? Ans. Emily Sellwood Q. ...

 Wordsworth was born at? Ans. Cockermouth in 1770 Q. Wordsworth's father's name was? Ans. John Wordsworth Q. Wordsworth spent his boyhood among? Ans. Shepherds Q. Wordsworth was the? Ans. Second son of his parents Q. When Wordsworth was eight years of age, his? Ans. Mother died Q. Wordsworth lost his father at the age of? Ans. 14 years Q. Wordsworth went to Cambridge to get his education at? Ans. St. John College Q. Wordsworth visited France? Ans. Twice Q. An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches were published by Wordsworth in? Ans. 1793 Q. In An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches Wordsworth used? Ans. Regular classic couplet Q. His poetic genius was stimulated by his friendship with? Ans. Coleridge Q. His friendship with Coleridge began in? Ans. 1796 Q. Lyrical Ballads were published in? Ans. 1798 Q. Lyrical Ballads were published with the help of? Ans. Coleridge Q. Wordsworth married in? Ans. 1802. He married Mary Hutchinson Q. Dorothy is? Ans. Wordsworth's sister Q. ...

 The full name of Walter Scott was? Ans. Walter Alva Scott Q. Which illness left Walter Scott lame in the right leg? Ans. Polio Q. Where did Walter Scott spend his early years? Ans. Sandyknowe Q. The first published work of Walter Scott was? Ans. "The Chase, and William and Helen" Q. Walter Scott’s last finished novel, The Siege of Malta, was first published in? Ans. 2008 Q. After _______Walter Scott wrote little poetry and turned to historical novel? Ans. 1815 Q. About whom did Walter Scott write, "What a pity such a gifted creature died so early"? Ans. Jane Austen Q. Walter Scott's literary interests were first formed by? Ans. Thomas Percy's Reliques Q. Who wrote the poem Marmion? Ans. Walter Scott Q. The full title of the poem Marmion by Walter Scott is? Ans. Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field Q. Which German ballad did Walter Scott translate? Ans. Lenore Q. Walter Scott was? Ans. Novelist, poet, historian, biographer and playwright Q. Walter Sc...

The novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy" is known for its unique structure and unconventional narrative style.The story   is considered as a non linear and fragmented style, open digressing   into various tangents and side stories. Tristram Shandy   is a satirical work   that mocks various aspects of society,including politics, religion and the conventions of novel writing itself.Stern humour and irony to critic those characters and expose their absurdities. But the excessive humor used in the novel is overshadowing the meaning, as it is considered as an autobiographical novel.   Tristram   Shandy's characters are eccentric and often exaggerated,Stern creates a range   of memorable characters,such as Uncle Toby,Corporal Trim and Walter Shandy,who have their unique quirks behaviour. The novel constantly reflects on the passage of time and its effect on characters. The most striking and formal characteristics of Tristram Shandy are its unconv...

 Term related to feminism:  1. Male gaze-Laura Mulneys 2.Androcentricism-C.P.Gilman 3.Gynocriticism-Elain showalter 4. Ecriture Feminine - Helene Cixous 5. Sexual politics-kate Millet 6. Sexual textual politics-Toril moi 7. Androgynous mind-virginia Woolf(in a room of her own) 8. Performative-Judith Butler(gender behaviour while performing) 9. Feminine mystique-Betty Friedan 10. Womanism - Alice Walker 11.The glass ceiling- Merilyn Loden 12. Feminism-charles Fourier 13. Gender Role-John Money SOME NOVELS THAT HAVE A SINGLE DAY AS THE TIME PERIOD. . 1.Ulysses _ James Joyce. 2.Mrs Dalloway Virginia Woolf. 3. The Hours __ Michael Cunningham. 4. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich___ Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 5. The Uncertain Hour___ Jesse Browner. 6. The Mezzanine _ Nicholson Baker.  7. Franny and Zooey _ JD Salinger. 8. After Dark _ Haruki Marukami. 9. Saturday __ Ian McEwan. 10. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? _ Philip K. Dick. 11. The Sun is also a Star. _ Nicola Y...

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When was Percy Bysshe Shelley born? Ans. 4 August 1792 Q. Where was Percy Bysshe Shelley born?Ans. Field Place Q. Shelley was the son of? Ans. Sir Timothy Shelley Q. Shelley's first wife was? Ans. Harriet Westbrook. Q. Which university expelled Percy Bysshe Shelley? Ans. Oxford Q. The writing of which pamphlet caused Percy Bysshe Shelley’s expulsion? Ans. The Necessity of Atheism Q. How old was Shelley's second wife Mary when she eloped with Percy Bysshe Shelley? Ans. 16. They eloped to Switzerland Q. For which magazine did Percy Bysshe Shelley write articles? Ans. The Examiner Q. Which poem did Percy Bysshe Shelley write when he heard about Peterloo massacre? Ans. The Mask of Anarchy Q. How did Percy Bysshe Shelley die? Ans. Drowned Q. In 1822, which journal did Shelley publish along with Leigh Hunt and Lord Byron? Ans. The Liberal Q. What did Byron try to rescue from Shelley's funeral pyre? Ans. His skull Q. What was one of the unusual ways Shelley released his work? Ans....

Q. The full name of Lord Byron was? Ans. Lord George Gordon Byron Q. Byron succeeded to the title of Lord after the death of? Ans. His uncle Q. Byron's parents were married in? Ans. 1785 Q. Byron was born in? Ans. 1788 Q. Byron's father was a? Ans. Guards Officer Q. Byron's father had? Ans. Eloped with his first wife Q. The earliest work of Byron was? Ans. Fugitive Pieces Q. Byron was married in? Ans. 1815 Q. The first two cantos of Don Juan by Byron were published in? Ans. 1819 Q. The Vision Of Judgement by Byron is? Ans. A satirical masterpiece Q. Byron died in? Ans. 1824 Q. Who wrote the poem I Would I Were A Careless Child? Ans. Byron Q. What did Byron join in Genoa? Ans. Terras Q. Complete the title of Byron's poem, So, We'll Go No More A______? Ans. Roving Q. The poem The Corsair has been written by? Ans. Byron Q. Byron completed The Corsair in? Ans. Ten days Q. How many copies of The Corsair were sold on the first day? Ans. Ten thousand Q. Who wrote A Selecti...

 We seem as a species to be driven by a desire to make meanings: above all, we are surely Homo significans - meaning-makers.                                        -Daniel Chandler To begin with we have to know about two individuals. 1. Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) • Swiss Linguist and Semiotician • laid the groundwork for structuralism and modern linguistics • Father of Semiology • one should know of this important work of Saussure that was published by his students posthumously. It is- Course in General Linguistics (1916). This book contains of all Saussure's essays. • Saussure's theory of sign, signifier, and signified comes under semiotics. His studies on signs are called semiology. In simple terms, Semiology is related to Saussure and Semiotics is an umbrella term used to refer to the study of signs. • Ferdinand de Saussure due to his attitude and style of critique is regar...

  SUBMITTED TO: Miss Aditi ghosh                             Submitted by: Hafiza Yasmin                                                   Table of contents • Introduction • Intellectual background of Spencer • Poetic practices of the time • Spencer’s life • Spencer’s works • Conclusion • Source                 Introduction: Edmund Spencer belonged to the later half of the sixteenth century. This period was the periodic of Elizabeth I’s reign. At the time, England was emerging as a strong nation. This process had begun with the uniting and integrating role of Henry VIII at the turn of the sixteenth century. Initial years of Elizabeth’s rule raised hopes of prosperity. However, soon as the years moved in the direction of a steadied economic path, E...