17th century english test
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kristenmorrow on December 8, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 John Donne | Catholic, then Anglican; secret courtship with the daughter of his boss; went to seminary and became Dean of St. Paul's; became great preacher; metaphysical poet |
| 5 things God poured into man | 1. Strength, 2. Beauty, 3. Wisdom, 4. Honor, and 5. Pleasure |
| Rest | What did God leave in the bottom of the glass rather than giving it to man? |
| Gifts | What would man adore over God if God gave us the gift of rest? |
| Weary | According to the poem, "The Pulley," God intentionally made us rich with blessings, but _____. |
| 1625-1660 | The Seventeenth Century time period |
| Culture war | What was the Seventeenth Century time period defined by? |
| Secularized | Were the Anglicans secularized or austere? |
| Austere | Were the Puritans secularized or austere? |
| Anglicans and Puritans | Who was the culture war between? |
| Parliament and Charles | Who was the civil war between? |
| Charles | Tyrannical--extortion, the draft, etc. |
| Cromwell | Tyrannical--austere Puritanism |
| Cromwell | Who was Lord Protector? |
| 1642 | When did the Puritan Parliament close the theaters, outlaw fancy clothes, public dancing, gambling, etc.? |
| Cavalier poets | Sir John Suckling, Richard Lovelace, Robert Herrick |
| Yes | Were the Cavalier poets devoted followers of King Charles? |
| Suckling | Led a stupid suicide mission that failed |
| Lovelace | Was imprisoned for defending the king in Parliament |
| Herrick | Lost his parish for a close association with the king |
| Frivolous | What kind of topics did the Cavalier poets usually write about? |
| Carpe diem | Seize the day |
| Carpe diem | Common theme of their poems |
| Metaphysical poets | John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell |
| Donne | Was the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London |
| Herbert | Gave up a life in Parliament for a small parish |
| Marvell | Was John Milton's assistant and then a moderate member of Parliament |
| Moderate | ________ in the culture war |
| Spiritual | wrote mostly on _________ and philosophical topics |
| Clunky | Their writing tends to be stylistically ______ |
| Turmoil | Defenders argue that the clunkiness reflects a sincere look at the _______ within man. |
| Emotional | Their writing is intensely __________ intellectual thought. |
| Conceits | Surprising, unusual, or even shocking metaphors. |
| Paradoxes | Self-contradictory truths in religion and philosophy. |
| Puritans | John Milton, John Bunyan |
| Milton | Was a Puritan who wrote Paradise Lost |
| Bunyan | Was a Separatist (Puritan in theology, but Baptist in his view of baptism and church leadership). |
| Bunyan | Wrote The Pilgrim's Progress. |
| Allegory | The Pilgrim's Progress is an ________ which depicts the hardships a Christian faces on his journey toward Heaven. |
| King Charles | Who do the Cavalier poets follow? |
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