Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O’Brien’s essay “Prophet of the Revolution” ?
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. William Blake
D. William Wordsworth
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. William Blake
D. William Wordsworth
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
Shelley’s “Hymn to Intellectual Beauty” suggests that _________________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry A. Kings and queens
B. Poets and artists
C. Dictators and Tyrants
D. All people equally
Who does Shelley consider the true founders of civilized cultures and laws ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry A. “Lyrical Ballads”
B. “The Prelude”
C. “We Are Seven”
D. “Lines Written in Early Spring”
Which poem is considered Wordsworth’s magnum opus ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry A. Guilt
B. Disbelief
C. Hatred
D. Love
A. The sublime
B. Death
C. Childhood
D. A lost lover
Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” can be best said to depict an encounter with _____________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry A. The intellect
B. The author’s personal pain
C. Strong feeling
D. Rewriting Homer
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
“Lines Written a few Miles above Tintern Abbey” explores ________________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry A. Coleridge
B. Dorothy Wordsworth
C. The Wedding Guest
D. Life-in-Death
To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, English Romantic Poetry A. Dramatic and dark
B. Ironic and satirical
C. Strange and haunting
D. Humorless and stark