Section1.

Identify the author, the title of the work and the literary genre of the
following lines. Your text should not exceed 3 lines for each quotation.

A. Mark but this flea, and mark in this,

How little that which thou deniest me is;
Me it sucked first, and now sucks thee,
And in this flea our two bloods mingled be;
-Love poem
“The Flea” – John Donne

B. When I consider how my light is spent,

Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide;
-Sonnet XIX
“When I consider how my life is spent” – John Milton

C. A heavenly image in the glass appears;

To that she bends, to that her eyes she rears.
The inferior priestress, at her altar's side,
Trembling begins the sacred rites of Pride
-Epic poem
The Rape of the Lock – Alexander Pope

Section 2. Select two satirical literary works (a longer poem and a prose piece) you
have studied. Then identify and explain 3 of their most specific characteristics.
Your text should not be longer then 5 lines for each work
-“Gulliver travels” (prose) is Swift’s most enduring satire, altought it is full of
allusions to recent and contemporary historical events. Almost unique in world
literature, it is simple enough for children and complex enough to take adults
beyond their depth.The travel like a fairy story transport us to an imaginary world
that is different from our own.
-clear, simple, concrete diction, uncomplicated syntax
-“Mac Flecknoe” John Dryden (poem) The victim of thos superb satire is Thomas
Shadwell. Each character in this poem is presented under the domination of a
single psychological of his humor. Flacknoe is a triple rule of king and
priest.Dryden creates an image of Shadwell
That has fixed his reputation to this days
-metaphor
-it is full of satire and criticism
-no epithets

Section 3. Select one poet from the Romantic period. Then state and explain the
reasons (at least 3 different ones) for your choice. Your text should not exceed 5 lines.
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (romancer ), a radical nonconformist in every aspectof
hs life and thought.He has dedicated his life to a war against the injustice and
oppression.Most surprising for this poet is hi urbanity exemplified in his
poems.
- -“Ode to the west wind “