Starter quiz
- A place of 'shelter' offers ...
- a sense of protection. ✓
- a sense of danger.
- a sense of happiness.
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- What is the following a definition of? 'An artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature'.
- 'Romanticism' ✓
- What is the following a definition of? 'The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to nature or inanimate objects'.
- 'pathetic fallacy' ✓
- Regularity in a poem's structure can create connotations of which of the following?
- freedom
- control ✓
- chaos
- peace ✓
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- How many syllables does the following line from Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill' have? "No, the day has wept its fill".
- seven ✓
- eight
- ten
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- Melancholia is ...
- the feeling of happiness.
- the feeling of sadness. ✓
- the feeling of jealousy.
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following words from Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill' creates a sense of safety?
- "upon"
- "[be]neath" ✓
- "after"
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- Brontë is largely considered to be a __________ poet.
- Modernist
- Romantic ✓
- Post-colonial
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- Which of the following words from Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill' evokes a sense of melancholia?
- "cloudy" ✓
- "dreamy"
- "sheltering"
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- 'To think of or represent someone or something as perfect' is to think of them in an ______ way.
- 'idealised' ✓
- 'A harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound' creates a __________ atmosphere.
- fricative
- plosive
- euphonic ✓
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- What is the following a definition of? 'A feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past'.
- 'nostalgia' ✓
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Key learning points
- We might interpret Brontë’s poem as evoking either nostalgia or melancholia.
- The use of euphonic sounds and a regular rhyme associate a sense of peace with the speaker’s memories.
- Arguably, Brontë is adhering to Romantic nostalgia in presenting a longing for the past.
- The use of pathetic fallacy and alternating rhythm could create a sense of melancholia.
- Arguably, the melancholia is associated with nature rather than the speaker.
Common misconception
That the Romantics only wrote about nature.
Often Romantic writers also wrote about a nostalgia for the past.
Keywords
Nostalgia - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Melancholic - expressing feelings of sadness
Euphony - a harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound
Romanticism - an artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature
Idealised - to think of or represent someone or something as perfect
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