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Category: English Romantic Poetry
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 long Romantic poem opens with the line “oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze” ?
A. “The Prelude”
B. “Don Juan”
C. “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”
D. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
Which of the following would a neoclassical poet be most likely to use as a central theme in his or her poetry ?
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
The “Reign of Terror” refers to_________________?
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
Who was the co-author of “Lyrical Ballads” with William Wordsworth ?
A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
B. John Keats
C. William Blake
D. Lord Byron
The primary subject of “Ode to Psyche” is ___________________?
A. The possibility of sudden death
B. The expansion of consciousness
C. The relationship between art and humanity
D. The death of Byron
Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem using the language of common, ordinary people ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Lord Byron
C. Percy Shelley
D. John Keats
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_______________?
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
Which poet would be most likely to write about his time in revolutionary France ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Blake
D. John Keats
Which of the following poets would be least likely to explore the meaning of beauty or imagination in a poem ?
A. Lord Byron
B. Percy Shelley
C. John Keats
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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