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Which of the following was a key element or aspect of Romantic poetry ?
A. Engagement with the natural world
B. Rationality
C. Emotional restraint
D. Political conservatism
The main thematic focus of “Ode on a Grecian Urn” is ____________________?
A. The nature of death
B. The French Revolution
C. The relationship between truth and beauty
D. The author’s childhood experience
Which Romantic poet would have believed that a poet needs influence from something external and transformative in order to write a strong poem ?
A. William Blake
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. Lord Byron
D. Percy Shelley
Which poet would be least likely to write about the beauty of nature ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. John Keats
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. Lord Byron
The dedication of Byron’s “Don Juan” can be best described as ________________?
A. Sincere and heartfelt
B. Mocking and satirical
C. Mournful and dark
D. Polemic and dry
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 ?
A. John Keats
B. William Blake
C. Lord Byron
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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
Which poet defines poetry as “the expression of the imagination” ?
A. William Hazlitt
B. William Wordsworth
C. Percy Shelley
D. Lord 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______________?
A. Beautiful
B. Sublime
C. Terrifying
D. Romantic
Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution ?
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
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