Lecture+Notes

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Dr. Lake's Lecture Notes for Persuasion

Team Notes for Persuasion

Lecture and Discussion Notes for Frankenstein

Team Notes for Frankenstein

Lecture and Discussion Notes for Lyrical Ballads

Team Notes for Lyrical Ballads

Sample Test Questions:


 * Multiple Choice:**

William Wordsworth was born in 1770 in this part of England, which is famous for its beautiful landscapes: a. The Forest District b. The Lake District c. Tintern Abbey d. Wales


 * Short Answer:**
 * _________________________** was the first poem in //Lyrical Ballads// and attracted the most attention by reviewers.


 * True or False:**

True or False: //Frankenstein// was the first Gothic novel ever written.


 * Identification:**

Here is a nut," said he, catching one down from an upper bough, "to exemplify: a beautiful glossy nut, which, blessed with original strength, has outlived all the storms of autumn. Not a puncture, not a weak spot any where. This nut," he continued, with playful solemnity, "while so many of its brethren have fallen and been trodden under foot, is still in possession of all the happiness that a hazel nut can be supposed capable of." Then returning to his former earnest tone -- "My first wish for all whom I am interested in, is that they should be firm.”

This passage is from: Title: Author:

Identify 1) the speaker of this passage, 2) who the speaker is speaking to, 3) what is happening around the passage (i.e. what happens before and after the passage), 4) why the passage is significant.