Which poem is considered Wordsworth’s magnum opus ?
A. “Lyrical Ballads”
B. “The Prelude”
C. “We Are Seven”
D. “Lines Written in Early Spring”
English Romantic Poetry
Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner could be said to be suffering from an overwhelming feeling of ___________?
Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner could be said to be suffering from an overwhelming feeling of ___________?
A. Guilt
B. Disbelief
C. Hatred
D. Love
Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” can be best said to depict an encounter with _____________?
Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” can be best said to depict an encounter with _____________?
A. The sublime
B. Death
C. Childhood
D. A lost lover
In “Of Poetry in General,”William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from ____________?
In “Of Poetry in General,”William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from ____________?
A. The intellect
B. The author’s personal pain
C. Strong feeling
D. Rewriting Homer
“Lines Written a few Miles above Tintern Abbey” explores ________________?
“Lines Written a few Miles above Tintern Abbey” explores ________________?
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” ?
To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ?
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 ______________?
The general tone and attitude of Byron’s “Don Juan” would be best described as ______________?
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.”?
Paul O’Brien contends that _____________make(s) Shelley a “radical.”?
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” ?
Who refers to poetry as “an imitation of nature” ?
A. Percy Shelley
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Hazlitt
D. William Wordsworth
Which poem by Wordsworth examines writer’s block ?
Which poem by Wordsworth examines writer’s block ?
A. “The Prelude”
B. “We Are Seven”
C. “Lines Written a few miles above Tintern Abbey”
D. “Lines Written in Early Spring”