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94530030241832-1901the years of the Victorian age0
94530030251832first reform bill vote to large landowners1
94530030261901queen Victoria dies2
94530030271837-1901queen Victoria's reign3
9453003028Queen Victoriawho was had the longest reign of any British monarchy4
9453003029victorian ageperiod of booming economy and rapid expansion, Industrial Revolution still strong5
94530030341st reform act(1832) Men who own property worth ten pounds were allowed to vote6
94530030352nd reform act(1861) all working class men except agricultural workers (agricultural workers were illiterate)7
9453003036family actslimited child labor and reduced work hours to ten a day8
9453003037laissez fairegovernment should avoid meddling in the affairs of business- when allowed full freedom, the industry will reach the highest possible level of prosperity.9
9453003038reformist liberalismrapid change brings problems that require government intervention and regulation in order to protect the rights of the weak against the strong10
9453003039socialismended private ownership of major industries and substituted public ownership/ also promoted sweeping governmental measures to promote equality and help the poor.11
9453003040balladA narrative poem written in four-line stanzas, characterized by swift action and narrated in a direct style.12
9453003041rhymeRepetition of sounds at the end of words13
9453003042alliterationRepetition of consonant sounds14
9453003043assonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity15
9453003044refrainA line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.16
9453003045oppositionsWords like not, never, on the contrary and as opposed to indicate a conflict between ideas. Authors create dichotomies which are mutually exclusive (cannot occur at the same time) and can be exhaustive (everything falls into one of the two categories)17
9453003046pathetic fallacyThe attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds; a cruel wind.18
9453003048Dickenswhat author blends romantics with realism/writing characterized by humor, pathos, and unforgettable characters19
9453003050realismfocused on more down to earth events, especially suited to prose helped to make the Victorian age the great age of the British novel/ focused on ordinary people20
9453003051naturalismsought to apply the techniques of scientific observation to writing about life in the Industrial Age/ portrayed nature as harsh and indifferent21
9453003135seven years war, american revolution, Louis XVIFrance was nearing bankruptcy because of....22
9453003137My Last Duchess by: Robert Browningtone: arrogant based on real story of French Duke written in heroic couplets double meaning/ double entendre23
9494298455Great Exhibition of 185117,000 exhibits of works of industry (indoor toilet, telegraphs, electric lights, full size locomotive)24
9494319038What was published in 1884 that provide the histories and definitions of words?Oxford English Dictionary25
9494323741Cockney Englishrhyming slang26
9494328154British Parliament abolished THIS in 1833.slavery27
9494330582Charles Lyellprovided evidence that the earth was formed millions of years earlier28
9494334631dogmaa doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative29
9494342898British ImperialismBritish expansion (hence, the sun never sets on the British Empire)30
9494345349W. GladstoneLiberal, British Prime Minister, against expansion of British Empire31
9494354151B. DisraeliConservative, British Prime Minister twice, and in favor of Imperialism, favorite of the queen32
9494365095Why the British supported Imperialismthey were fascinated by exploits of new places33
9494374864Author who felt it was "England's 'burden,' or duty, to bring civilization to the rest of the world."Rudyard Kipling34
9494383212British Victorian author influenced by Romantic Period writers Shelley and ByronRobert Browning35
9494389778British Victorian author influenced by Romantic Period writer William WordsworthAlfred Lord Tennyson36
9494395064What influence did the Romantic movement have on early Victorian poets?They poets ignored grim life on streets and wrote of poetic subjects like ancient legends, romantic love, and foreign lands37
9494403471What the Victorian middle class though of poetryirrelevant38
9494406616George Eliot was known forpsychological depth in writing39
9494409896The Bronte sisters were known fordark passion in writing40
9494412756Maudlin meansemotional, sentimental41
9494415719Penny Dreadfuls or Shilling Shockersweepy tales42
9494419399psychological realismfocused less on external realities than on internal realities (the mind)43
9494422847three decker3 volumes44
9494426942originally how many novels were publishedserial form in magazines and newspapers45
9494431822Victorian optimism turned touneasiness46
9494436753Victorian poets expresssense of loss and pain at living in a world in which order is replaced by chaos and confusion47

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