English literature ( Form 11)

     During this time, a premium was placed on the importance of human reason and on an empirical philosophy that held that knowledge about the world was through the senses and by applying reason to what we take in through our senses. Reason was an unchanging, uniquely human characteristic that served as a guide for man. Thus this time is often also called the Age of Reason or …...  Characteristics of this period included observing human nature and nature itself which were considered unchanging and constant.

   ……., an invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience, usually through a connected sequence of events involving a group of persons in a specific setting. Within its broad framework, the genre of the …… has encompassed an extensive range of types and styles: picaresque, epistolary, Gothic, romantic, realist, historical—to name only some of the more important ones.

  …….., fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically five-foot iambicsrhyming according to a prescribed scheme.

  ………, ceremonious poem on an occasion of public or private dignity in which personal emotion and general meditation are united. The Greek word, which has been accepted in most modern European languages, meant a choric song, usually accompanied by a dance.

    An …….. is a sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead. Although a speech at a funeral is a eulogy, you might later compose an …….. to someone you have loved and lost to the grave. 

   He wanted to see the world and have many adventures. His wish was fulfilled, just not in the way he had envisioned it. Instead of seeing the exotic wonders of the world, he saw an island off the coast of America. Instead of having joyous experiences he had heart stopping terror and had to learn how to defend himself against cannibals. 

  This era was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. 

When was Robert Burns born?                 

Dirty factories, long hours of work, child labour, exploitation, low wages, slums and frequent unemployment -these were the conditions of life for the workers in the growing industries of England, which became the richest country in the world towards the middle of the 19th century.

Humans are known for breaking their hearts with their humanity, damaging themselves beyond compare due to the feelings they cannot control. In reality we are our own worst enemy, alongside components of what is the human condition: growth, morality and conflict. Many readers feel either contempt or pity for its protagonist; however, only few will identify themselves to connect on a personal level. As humans, most of us want to show the world our best side. Identifying with a character whose corrupt side has been bared to all means admitting there is a darker part of yourself – one in which even you may not want to acknowledge. This, is the line between ……. and our humanity.