Which of the following authors would be most likely to use the supernatural in his poems ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. John Keats
C. Percy Shelley
D. William Blake?
English Literature Mcqs
Duncan Wu discusses the presentation of “spots of time” in the poetry of______________?
Duncan Wu discusses the presentation of “spots of time” in the poetry of______________?
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 ?
Which of the following was NOT considered a proper form of literary expression in the Neoclassical Period ?
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 ?
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 ?
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 ______________?
Duncan Wu rejects the assertion that Wordsworth’s Lucy poems were primarily about ______________?
A. Death
B. Perception
C. Exhaustion
D. Love
William Blake’s “Little Black Boy” advocates for __________________?
William Blake’s “Little Black Boy” advocates for __________________?
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______________?
A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a poem by______________?
A. William Blake
B. Lord Byron
C. William Wordsworth
D. John Keats
Paul O’Brien’s essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?
Paul O’Brien’s essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?
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 ?
Which of the following sentiments would be LEAST likely in a poem by Lord Byron ?
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 _______________?
In her essay “Wordsworth Balladry: Real Men Wanted,” Elizabeth Fey argues that the Romantics were interested in the medieval focus upon _______________?
A. Courtly love and modern-seeming emotion
B. Violence
C. Nature
D. Death and disease