Which of the following Romantic poets would have been most likely to write a poem
celebrating the innocence of childhood ?
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A. Lord Byron
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Blake
D. William Wordsworth
Napoleon’s decision to__________________can be understood as representative of the
French Revolutionary spirit because this decision served to radically reposition France in
contemporary European political affairs ?
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A. Engage in the Napoleonic Wars
B. Change all aspects of French law
C. Involve himself directly in affairs in the United States
D. Offer landmark political writings calling for peace with other European nations
Which of the following is a love poem ?
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A. John Clare’s “To Elia”
B. Wordsworth “Peter Bell”
C. Byron’s “Don Juan”
D. Coleridge’s “Kubla Kahn”
Which long Romantic poem opens with the line “oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze” ?
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A. “The Prelude”
B. “Don Juan”
C. “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”
D. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
“Ode to a Nightingale” focuses on ______________?
0
A. How pleasures are fleeting and life cannot continue forever
B. The fall of man into sin
C. The futility of artistic creation
D. The unfortunate conclusion of the French Revolution
Which of the following would probably NOT occur in a William Wordsworth poem ?
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A. Use of common, everyday language
B. Engagement with the natural world
C. Mockery of political figures
D. Psychological insight
A neoclassical poet would be most likely to compose a poem celebrating which of the
following ideals ?
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A. Passionate love
B. Emotional restraint
C. Revolution against tyranny
D. Communion with the natural world
Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O’Brien’s essay “Prophet of the
Revolution” ?
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A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. William Blake
D. William Wordsworth
Shelley’s “Hymn to Intellectual Beauty” suggests that _________________?
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A. Beauty can be understood only through metaphysics
B. Anything that is intellectual cannot be beautiful
C. Beauty is missing from the world
D. The source of beauty cannot be known, and that beauty can only be felt
Who does Shelley consider the true founders of civilized cultures and laws ?
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A. Kings and queens
B. Poets and artists
C. Dictators and Tyrants
D. All people equally
Which of the following Romantic poets would have been most likely to write a poem
celebrating the innocence of childhood ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Blake
D. William Wordsworth
Napoleon’s decision to__________________can be understood as representative of the
French Revolutionary spirit because this decision served to radically reposition France in
contemporary European political affairs ?
0
A. Engage in the Napoleonic Wars
B. Change all aspects of French law
C. Involve himself directly in affairs in the United States
D. Offer landmark political writings calling for peace with other European nations
Which of the following is a love poem ?
0
A. John Clare’s “To Elia”
B. Wordsworth “Peter Bell”
C. Byron’s “Don Juan”
D. Coleridge’s “Kubla Kahn”
Which long Romantic poem opens with the line “oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze” ?
0
A. “The Prelude”
B. “Don Juan”
C. “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”
D. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
“Ode to a Nightingale” focuses on ______________?
0
A. How pleasures are fleeting and life cannot continue forever
B. The fall of man into sin
C. The futility of artistic creation
D. The unfortunate conclusion of the French Revolution
Which of the following would probably NOT occur in a William Wordsworth poem ?
0
A. Use of common, everyday language
B. Engagement with the natural world
C. Mockery of political figures
D. Psychological insight
A neoclassical poet would be most likely to compose a poem celebrating which of the
following ideals ?
0
A. Passionate love
B. Emotional restraint
C. Revolution against tyranny
D. Communion with the natural world
Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O’Brien’s essay “Prophet of the
Revolution” ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. William Blake
D. William Wordsworth
Shelley’s “Hymn to Intellectual Beauty” suggests that _________________?
0
A. Beauty can be understood only through metaphysics
B. Anything that is intellectual cannot be beautiful
C. Beauty is missing from the world
D. The source of beauty cannot be known, and that beauty can only be felt
Who does Shelley consider the true founders of civilized cultures and laws ?
0
A. Kings and queens
B. Poets and artists
C. Dictators and Tyrants
D. All people equally
Which poem is considered Wordsworth’s magnum opus ?
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A. “Lyrical Ballads”
B. “The Prelude”
C. “We Are Seven”
D. “Lines Written in Early Spring”
Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner could be said to be suffering from an overwhelming feeling of
___________?
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A. Guilt
B. Disbelief
C. Hatred
D. Love
Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” can be best said to depict an encounter with _____________?
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A. The sublime
B. Death
C. Childhood
D. A lost lover
In “Of Poetry in General,”William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from
____________?
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A. The intellect
B. The author’s personal pain
C. Strong feeling
D. Rewriting Homer
“Lines Written a few Miles above Tintern Abbey” explores ________________?
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A. The way in which one’s psychological state changes over time
B. The failures of Romanticism
C. The beauty of the natural world
D. Coleridge’s addiction to drugs
To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ?
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A. Coleridge
B. Dorothy Wordsworth
C. The Wedding Guest
D. Life-in-Death
The general tone and attitude of Byron’s “Don Juan” would be best described as
______________?
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A. Dramatic and dark
B. Ironic and satirical
C. Strange and haunting
D. Humorless and stark
Paul O’Brien contends that _____________make(s) Shelley a “radical.”?
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A. Shelley’s political beliefs
B. Shelley’s sexuality
C. Shelley’s love of Shakespeare
D. Shelley’s relationship with Byron
Who refers to poetry as “an imitation of nature” ?
0
A. Percy Shelley
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Hazlitt
D. William Wordsworth
Which poem by Wordsworth examines writer’s block ?
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A. “The Prelude”
B. “We Are Seven”
C. “Lines Written a few miles above Tintern Abbey”
D. “Lines Written in Early Spring”
Which of the following was responsible for Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s mental decline ?
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A. His addiction to opium
B. His experiences during the French Revolution
C. The end of his friendship with Wordsworth
D. His physical battle with gout
Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the French Revolution” ______________?
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A. Celebrates the French Revolution
B. Encourages the United States to Support the French Revolution
C. Attacks the ideals of the French Revolution
D. Champions Napoleon’s political vision
Percy Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” presents nature as ________________?
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A. A powerful, sublime force
B. A peaceful force
C. Depressing and miserable
D. Controlled by gods
John Keats died from________________?
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A. Influenza
B. Tuberculosis
C. Fever
D. Suicide
A Romantic poet would be LEAST likely to celebrate __________________?
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A. The imagination
B. Love
C. The natural world
D. Rationality
Which Romantic poet was famous for being “mad, bad and dangerous to know” ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. John Keats
D. William Blake
Which Romantic poet would have believed that a poet needs influence from something
external and transformative in order to write a strong poem ?
0
A. William Blake
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. Lord Byron
D. Percy Shelley
The dedication of Byron’s “Don Juan” can be best described as ________________?
0
A. Sincere and heartfelt
B. Mocking and satirical
C. Mournful and dark
D. Polemic and dry
Which of the following was NOT a key element or aspect of Romantic poetry ?
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A. Celebration of the imagination
B. Engagement with nature
C. The use of symbolism
D. The use of allegory
With whom did John Keats have a love affair ?
0
A. Fanny Brawne
B. Dorothy Wordsworth
C. Mary Shelley
D. Mary Keats
Paul O’Brien argues that Shelley did not lose his passion for the French Revolution, but
that _____________did?
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A. Lord Byron and John Clare
B. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. John Keats and William Blake
D. Lord Byron and William Blake
Which poet would be most likely to write about his time in revolutionary France ?
0
A. William Wordsworth
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Blake
D. John Keats
Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of Byronic heroes ?
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A. Arrogance
B. Nihilism
C. Good spirits
D. Dark humor
The line “fools are my theme, let satire be my song” demonstrates a sentiment that would
likely appear in a poem by_________________?
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A. William Wordsworth
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Blake
D. Lord Byron
The lines “The loveliest and the last\The bloom, whose petals nipped before they blew\Died
on the promise of the fruit” are from a poem honoring________________?
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A. Percy Shelley
B. John Keats
C. Lord Byron
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The “Reign of Terror” refers to_________________?
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A. France’s war with a foreign nation
B. The mass execution of enemies of the revolution
C. Napoleon’s rise to power
D. The death of the king of France
Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” can be best understood as a poem about
_____________?
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A. The passion between a husband and wife
B. The loss of innocence
C. The horrors of the French Revolution
D. How poets can bring about political revolution
Which of the following authors would be most likely to use the supernatural in his poems ?
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A. William Wordsworth
B. John Keats
C. Percy Shelley
D. William Blake?
Duncan Wu discusses the presentation of “spots of time” in the poetry of______________?
0
A. William Wordsworth
B. William Blake
C. Percy Shelley
D. Lord Byron
Which of the following was NOT considered a proper form of literary expression in the
Neoclassical Period ?
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A. The essay
B. Satire
C. Blank verse poetry
D. The rhymed couplet
Which British philosopher of the Romantic era despised monarchies, believed that the best
form of government was no government at all, and argued that change can only come from
people treating each other with sincerity and benevolence ?
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A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
B. Edmund Burke
C. William Godwin
D. John Locke
Duncan Wu rejects the assertion that Wordsworth’s Lucy poems were primarily about
______________?
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A. Death
B. Perception
C. Exhaustion
D. Love
William Blake’s “Little Black Boy” advocates for __________________?
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A. The abolition of slavery
B. The equality of all people
C. The innate brilliance of children
D. The beauty of common language
A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a
poem by______________?
0
A. William Blake
B. Lord Byron
C. William Wordsworth
D. John Keats
Paul O’Brien’s essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?
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A. Not an atheist
B. In love with Lord Byron
C. Suicidal
D. Fiercely anti-war
Which of the following sentiments would be LEAST likely in a poem by Lord Byron ?
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A. An expression of love for common man.
B. Mockery toward William Wordsworth.
C. An expression of doubt and angst.
D. Dark humor.
In her essay “Wordsworth Balladry: Real Men Wanted,” Elizabeth Fey argues that the
Romantics were interested in the medieval focus upon _______________?
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A. Courtly love and modern-seeming emotion
B. Violence
C. Nature
D. Death and disease
Which contemporary fictional character can be understood as a Byronic hero ?
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A. Superman
B. Dr. House
C. Luke Skywalker
D. Yoda
Referring to poets as “unacknowledged legislators of the world” suggests
that_____________?
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A. Most Romantic poets were politicians
B. Poets have no actual effect upon the world
C. Poets actually help the world grow and develop
D. Hardly anyone actually reads Romantic poetry
Which of the following would probably NOT be the topic of a Romantic poem ?
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A. The French Revolution
B. Man’s relationship to nature
C. The experience of common people
D. A celebration of the aristocratic
The French Revolution had a tremendous impact on which of the following aspects of
British life ?
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A. Politics
B. Literature
C. Relations with France
D. All of the above
The poem “London” can be best understood as ______________?
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A. A celebration of the city’s beauty
B. A protest against social inequality
C. An examination of the city’s past
D. An attack on William Wordsworth
Which British philosopher believed that monarchs repressed citizens and that revolution is
proper when a government does not protect its people ?
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A. Thomas Paine
B. James Mackintosh
C. Edmund Burke
D. John Locke
During the 19th century, the term “middle class” described people who
were______________?
0
A. Workers
B. Aristocrats
C. Between workers and aristocrats
D. Land owners only
Which poet would be least likely to write about the beauty of nature ?
0
A. William Wordsworth
B. John Keats
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. Lord Byron
Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay “Shelley’s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus
Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,” argues that Shelley’s “Oedipus- Tyrannus” is
important because a_______________?
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A. Shelley himself dismissed the poem
B. The poem was incomplete
C. Shelley recognizes the power of sexual transgression in it
D. Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it
The final line of “We Are Seven” is: “And said, ‘Nay’ we are seven.” This line suggests
that________________?
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A. The little girl refuses to cast the dead out of her life.
B. The little girl is insane or delusional
C. The little girl’s siblings have not died
D. The little girl herself is dead
Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?
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A. The rise of King William
B. The execution of King Louis XVI
C. The ruling of Bonaparte
D. The madness of King George
Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man” argues that ________________?
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A. Revolution is inhumane
B. Revolution never succeeds
C. Revolution is proper when a government does not take care of its people
D. Every government should be revolted against
William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” explores ________________?
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A. The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world
B. The fall of Satan
C. The life of Blake
D. The history of London
Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in
the 19th century ?
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A. William Blake
B. Lord Byron
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. William Wordsworth
Which poet defines poetry as “the expression of the imagination” ?
0
A. William Hazlitt
B. William Wordsworth
C. Percy Shelley
D. Lord Byron
In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what kind of animal does the Mariner kill ?
0
A. A hawk
B. A nightingale
C. A dove
D. An albatross
Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. William Hazlitt
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Percy Shelley can be understood as a poet with _________________?
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A. No sense of reality
B. A desire to make the world into a better place
C. A dark and twisted outlook on the world
D. A strong dislike of women
In “A Defense of Poetry,” Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to
____________________?
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A. Write stories
B. Resist understanding poetry
C. Reproduce rhythm and order
D. Strive to express love
Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution ?
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A. The popularity of Romantic poetry
B. The European economy shifting into a global economy
C. The population increase in Europe
D. Europe’s shift into being a manufacturing economy
Keats was most famous for__________________?
0
A. His odes
B. His wild lifestyle
C. His popularity with readers
D. His extensive writings
Who is the narrator of “Don Juan” ?
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A. Lord Byron
B. Bob Southey
C. Don Juan
D. A nameless narrator
According to the essay “A Defense of Poetry,” which of the following is one of the two
“classes of mental action” ?
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A. Reason
B. Fear
C. Illogic
D. Indifference
Who was the co-author of “Lyrical Ballads” with William Wordsworth ?
0
A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
B. John Keats
C. William Blake
D. Lord Byron
Which of the following would a neoclassical poet be most likely to use as a central theme in
his or her poetry ?
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A. The plight of common, ordinary people
B. A celebration of the medieval
C. A satirical representation of current events
D. A warm remembrance of childish idealism
Which poet would be most likely to write a poem reflecting upon the psychological changes
he has undergone since his youth ?
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A. William Blake
B. John Keats
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. William Wordsworth
The line “It is an honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in
every subject which can interest the human mind” appears in which essay ?
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A. “A Defense of Poetry”
B. “The Rights of Man”
C. “Advertisement to Lyrical Ballads”
D. “An Essay on Dramatic Poetry”
The primary subject of “Ode to Psyche” is ___________________?
0
A. The possibility of sudden death
B. The expansion of consciousness
C. The relationship between art and humanity
D. The death of Byron
According to Laura Smith, that which “affect[s] the human mind with a sense of
overwhelming grandeur or irresistible power; calculated to inspire awe, deep reverence, or
loft emotion, by reason of its beauty, vastness, or grandeur” is known as
the______________?
0
A. Beautiful
B. Sublime
C. Terrifying
D. Romantic
In “Mont Blanc,” Shelley likens the power of the mountain to the power of human
imagination in order to __________________?
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A. Demonstrate how the human imagination is fragile
B. Demonstrate how the human mind comprehends and perceives truth
C. Demonstrate the power of the French Revolution on the British Romantic consciousness
D. Demonstrate the intrinsic connection between imagination and death
Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem using the language of common,
ordinary people ?
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A. William Wordsworth
B. Lord Byron
C. Percy Shelley
D. John Keats
Which Romantic poet would be most likely to feature a main character or narrator in a
poem who is heroic, tortured, cynical, highly emotional, and intelligent ?
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A. John Keats
B. William Blake
C. Lord Byron
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Which Romantic poet did Shelley consider a close friend ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. William Wordsworth
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. William Blake
John Keats would probably NOT have written a poem celebrating _______________?
0
A. The beauty of the natural world
B. The pains of love
C. Political and philosophical conservatism
D. The nature of artistic creation
Dr. Samuel Gladden believes Shelley’s agenda was to _____________?
0
A. Revolutionize France
B. Expose the nature of reality
C. Expose how intimate relationships inform political realities
D. Change sexual morals
“Don Juan” and “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” are broken into sections
called______________?
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A. Cantos
B. Stanzas
C. Lines
D. Chapters
Shelley’s “Ode to Psyche” is narrated by __________________?
0
A. Psyche
B. Cupid
C. The author of the poem
D. Shelley’s childhood self
Which of the following concepts are NOT elements of neo-classicism ?
0
A. Optimism
B. A sense of man being imperfect
C. Order and reason
D. A belief that art is primarily intellectual
Which event marked the defeat of Napoleon ?
0
A. The execution of the King of France
B. The battle at Waterloo
C. The Reign of Terror
D. Napoleon’s coronation as Emperor of France
Which of the following statements would you most likely NOT see in a Romantic poem ?
0
A. “Truth is beauty … ”
B. “Truth is stranger than fiction …”
C. “Familure acts are beautiful through love …”
D. “A little learning is a dangerous thing…”
The main thematic focus of “Ode on a Grecian Urn” is ____________________?
0
A. The nature of death
B. The French Revolution
C. The relationship between truth and beauty
D. The author’s childhood experience
Which of the following was a key element or aspect of Romantic poetry ?
0
A. Engagement with the natural world
B. Rationality
C. Emotional restraint
D. Political conservatism
Which of the following poets would be least likely to explore the meaning of beauty or
imagination in a poem ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. John Keats
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
One of the central themes of Wordsworth’s “Peter Bell” is _________________?
0
A. How nature can render someone good
B. How nature can corrupt someone
C. Eternal youth
D. A dark voyage into madness
The Romantic period is generally thought to have occurred between ________________?
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A. 1800 – 1900
B. 1805 – 1827
C. 1798 – 1832
D. 1785 – 1825
Which poet would most likely express an adherence to atheism in his writing ?
0
A. William Wordsworth
B. William Blake
C. John Keats
D. Percy Shelley
Elizabeth Fey refers to which poet as “a sort of poet-king Arthur” ?
0
A. William Wordsworth
B. William Blake
C. Lord Byron
D. Percy Shelley
Who referred to poets as “the unacknowledged legislators of the world” ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. William Blake
C. William Hazlitt
D. Percy Shelley
Which poet would have been most likely to compose a poem examining his own childhood ?
0
A. Percy Shelley
B. John Keats
C. William Wordsworth
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Many romantic poets regarded the natural world with a feeling of ________________?
0
A. Awe and fascination
B. Disinterest and disregard
C. Resentment and disrespect
D. Fear and horror
Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem and illustrations to accompany it ?
0
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. William Blake
In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” who is the “he” referred to in the lines “A sadder and a
wiser man\He rose the morrow morn.” ?
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A. Life-in-Death
B. The Ancient Mariner
C. The Wedding Guest
D. The ship’s captain
