Reading 19th-century texts

9.'The workhouse was a place of dread.' What is the writer's attitude?

10.'Whence came ye?' means:

11.Which expression most clearly uses a formal register?

12.Which punctuation can separate independent clauses or mark an interruption?

13.'The gentleman regarded the child with disdain.' What is implied?

14.A writer is shocked by conditions in a poor district. Which phrase shows this?

15.Why might a writer use long sentences?

16.'The streets teemed with a multitude of ragged children, who, unwashed and unfed, sought what charity the passers-by might bestow.' What is the writer's attitude?

17.In “The streets teemed with a multitude of ragged children”, what does “teemed” suggest?

18.A student says 'I do not understand this text because it is old.' What would help?

19.How might the writer's class affect their view of the poor?

20.In the archaic question “Whence came ye?”, what does “ye” mean?

21.Which is the main verb in 'The boy, tired and hungry, ran home'?

22.Which is an adverb in 'He spoke gravely'?

23.'She was possessed of a fortune' means:

24.'The scene was most disagreeable' is:

25.What helps you understand the writer's purpose?

26.Some nineteenth-century texts use long, complex sentences, but styles vary.

27.You should use context to understand unfamiliar words.

28.All 19th-century writers share modern attitudes.

29.'Whence' means 'where from'.

30.You should give up if a text is old.

31.Which are strategies for 19th-century texts?

32.Which are archaic words?

33.Read this original example in an older literary style: “The child, ragged and barefoot, stood shivering at the gates, while the gentlemen within dined upon the finest fare.” What response might the description encourage? Use evidence.