Part 5: The Age of Enlightenment in EnglandI.Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word:1.The_ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century. 2.There appear two groups of English enlighteners, one is the Moderate Group, and the other is _. 3.The main literary stream of the 18th century was _. What the writers described were mainly social realities. 4._ writing made a big advance in the 18th century. The main characters in the novels were no longer kings and nobles but the common people. 5.Generally speaking, English literature of the 18th century may be divided into three periods. The first was characterized by the neo-classicism, of which _ was the representative poet. 6._ is undoubtedly the greatest poet Scotland has ever produced. His “Poet Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect” is of great significance. 7._ was the most remarkable satirist in the 18th century who criticized the new bourgeois-aristocratic society of his age without mercy. 8._ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Laurence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith. 9.In the 18th century, _ found its expression chiefly in poetry. The most important representative poets are William Blake and Robert Burns. 10. The enlighteners believed that reason should be the only basis of ones thinking and action. That is why the 18th century in England has been called _. 11. In writing plays, the neo-classical writers used _ instead of blank verse. They observed the three unities of time, place and action. 12. Popes “_” was a comprehensive study of the theories of literary criticism. 13. The literary form of neo-classicism is of the strict symmetry. The prevailing genre of neo-classical literature is _ which consists of two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter, and the second line completes the thoughts expressed by the couplet. 14. “_” is Popes poem which indicates the poets political and philosophical viewpoint. It deals with mans relation to the universe, to society, to himself and to happiness. 15. As a poet, Blakes fame has been chiefly resting upon two volumes of poems, “_” and “The Songs of Experience”. 16. In the middle decades of the 18th century, _ became the leader of the classic school in English poetry and prose. 17. “The Tatler” and “_” were Steele and Addisons chief contribution to English literature. 18. In 1711, Addison collaborated with _ to create a literary periodical called “The Spectator”.19. Samuel Johnson compiled the “_” which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries. 20. “Lives of the Poets” was one of _s main works, which consists of some of the best known pictures of early English poets. 21. James Boswell was a member of Johnsons literary club. He has been known for his biography of Johnson entitled _. 22. James Thomson has been regarded as the forerunner of the Romantic Movement. His chief fame rests upon the poem called “_”. 23. Today Edward Young is chiefly remembered for his major work “_”, which is a didactic poem of about ten thousand lines of blank verse in nine books. 24. Thomas Grays high-praised poem “_” shows the poets sympathy for th poor and bring sufferings to the common people. 25. _ wrote some patriotic poems, in which he expressed his deep love for his motherland, such as “My Hearts in the Highlands”. 26. The 18th century produced the first English novelists, who fall into two groups, one being the Sentimental Novelists and the other the _ Novelists. 27. Daniel Defoes masterpiece is “_” 28. Jonathan Swifts masterpiece is “_”. 29. In the first part of “Robinson Crusoe”, the hero saved a savage and named him _. 30. In the first part of “Gullivers Travels, the hero Gulliver is cast upon the shore of the island of _. 31. Henry Fieldings masterpiece is _. 32. _ ranks among the greatest satirists of England, and of the world. “A Modest Proposal is one of his satirical works. 33. “_” was Richardsons first novel. It is also the first epistolary novel in English literature. 34. _ was the most important playwright of the 18th century. 35. “_” is R.B. Sheridans masterpiece which has been known as a great comedy of manners. 36. “Pamela” is the first _ novel in English literature. II.Answer the following questions:1.What are the characteristics of Romanticism? 2.What is sentimentalism? 3.What are the features of Robert Burnss poetry? 4.Make a comment on the image of Robinson Crusoe. 5.How much do you know about English enlightenemt?