Ex. 5. Choose the right variant

KEY TERMINOLOGY

closet drama	a play that is designed mainly to be read but not to be performed on the stage
melodrama	an exaggerated, sensational form of drama characterized by heavy use of romance, suspense, and emotion
novel of adventure	a type of fiction in which exciting events and fast paced actions are more important than character development
historical novel	a type of fiction that has as its setting a period of history and that attempts to convey the spirit, manners, and social condition of a past age with realistic detail and fidelity
ode	a lyrical poem of some length, usually of a serious or meditative nature and having elevated style and formal structure (it can be a poem honouring a specific person)
Romanticism	a literary movement with an emphasis on imagination and emotions

Ex.1. Answer the questions:

1. When did Romanticism in English literature begin?

2. What are the main characteristics of the Romantic Age?

3. How many groups were English Romantic poets divided into?

4. Who belonged to the group of Revolutionary romanticists?

5. Who belonged to the group of Lake Poets?

6. What are Byron’s most notable works?

7. What are the examples of closet drama?

8. What Romantic novelists can you name?

9. What is the title of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel?

10. What kind of novels did Walter Scott write?

Ex. 2. Match pairs of synonyms. 1. drastically a. rotate 2. common b. lonely 3. revolve c. sharply 4. satiate d. continuation 5. solitary e. ordinary 6. sequel f. satisfy

Ex. 3. Join the words to make phrases. 1. to be doomed a. popular 2. to be satiated b. for/against sth 3. to be immensely c. against/to sth 4. to react d. to failure 5. to speak e. with sth 6. to speak up f. for sth

Ex.4. Offer English equivalents for the following words:

a enunţa	провозглашать
romantism	романтизм
roman de aventuri	приключенческий роман
odă	ода
roman istoric	исторический роман
piesă pentru citire	пьеса для чтения
melodramă	мелодрама
a se învârti (în jurul)	вращаться
spontaneitate	спонтанность
în mod drastic, radical	радикально

1. ___ is the poet considered embodiment of the romantic spirit.

a. S.T. Coleridge b. J. Keats c. G.G. Byron

2. Plays not intended for staging are termed ___ drama.

a. closet b. drawer c. bookcase

3. Romanticism in England starts with the publication of ___:

a. Child Harold’s Pilgrimage by Byron; b. Queen Mab by Shelley;

c. Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge

4. ___ does not belong to the group of Lake Poets.

a. S. Coleridge b. J. Keats c. R. Southey

5. Frankenstein is the masterpiece by ___.

a. W. Scott b. P. Shelley c. M. Shelley

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