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Which of the following Romantic poets would have been most likely to write a poem celebrating the innocence of childhood ?
A. Lord Byron
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. William Blake
D. William Wordsworth
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
The lines “The loveliest and the lastThe bloom, whose petals nipped before they blewDied on the promise of the fruit” are from a poem honoring________________?
A. Percy Shelley
B. John Keats
C. Lord Byron
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Which poet would be most likely to write a poem reflecting upon the psychological changes he has undergone since his youth ?
A. William Blake
B. John Keats
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. William Wordsworth
Many romantic poets regarded the natural world with a feeling of ________________?
A. Awe and fascination
B. Disinterest and disregard
C. Resentment and disrespect
D. Fear and horror
Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?
A. The rise of King William
B. The execution of King Louis XVI
C. The ruling of Bonaparte
D. The madness of King George
“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
Which of the following would probably NOT occur in a William Wordsworth poem ?
A. Use of common, everyday language
B. Engagement with the natural world
C. Mockery of political figures
D. Psychological insight
Shelley’s “Ode to Psyche” is narrated by __________________?
A. Psyche
B. Cupid
C. The author of the poem
D. Shelley’s childhood self
In “A Defense of Poetry,” Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to ____________________?
A. Write stories
B. Resist understanding poetry
C. Reproduce rhythm and order
D. Strive to express love
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