English Literature Test 8 (unit 5 Pages 183-235) Test Questions – Flashcards
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William Blake
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The lamb, The Tyger, The Clod and the Pebble, London, Auguries of Innocence,
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James Boswell
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The life of Samuel Johnson
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Robert Burns
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Afton water, A Red Red Rose, John Anderson My Jo, A Man's a Man for a' Chat, Bruce's Address to His Army at Bannockburn, Auld Lang Syne, To a mouse, To a Louse, The Cotter's Saturday Night,
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William Cowper
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Joy and Peace in believing, Walking with God, The Castaway, Light Shining Out of Darkness, The Task, The Garden,
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Philip Doddridge
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O Happy Day, How Gentle God's Commands
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Oliver Goldsmith
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The Deserted Village
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Matthew Henry
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Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog
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John Newton
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Amazing Grace, Fellowship with Christ, How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken.
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Augustus Toplady
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Rock of Ages.
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Isaac Watts
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Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, Jesus Shall Reign, The Heavens Declare Thy Glory Lord.
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Charles Wesley
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Jesus Lover of my Soul, Soldiers of Christ Arise, Come Thou Long-expected Jesus.
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Apostrophe
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Words addressed to an inanimate object as if it were a person.
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Elegy
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A melancholy poem which reflects on nature and death.
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Poetic Diction
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Language that is reserved for poetry only.
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Epigram
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Originally, any brief poem, often used as an inscription for monuments or tombs. In modern times, it is a concise saying, often witty or satiric.
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Matthew Henry's devotion time
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Morning is the best time to do devotions because you start your day feeling new and fresh.
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The Father of English Hymnody
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Isaac Watts
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Scotland's Greatest Poet
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Robert Burns
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Samuel Johnson's biography
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The greatest biography in English literature.
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Samuel Johnson's Paper
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The Rambler
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The Greatest writer of the eighteenth century
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Samuel Johnson
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Essay: Elegy written in a Country Churchyard.
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Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
