english romantic poetry MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused english romantic poetry questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

english romantic poetry Mcqs
51. Who refers to poetry as an imitation of nature ?
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A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B. William Wordsworth

C. Percy Shelley

D. William Hazlitt
52. Shelleys Ode to Psyche is narrated by __________________?
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A. Cupid

B. The author of the poem

C. Shelleys childhood self

D. Psyche

53. Which long Romantic poem opens with the line oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze ?
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A. Don Juan

B. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage

C. The Prelude

D. Rime of the Ancient Mariner

54. Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem using the language of common, ordinary people ?
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A. Percy Shelley

B. Lord Byron

C. John Keats

D. William Wordsworth
55. The general tone and attitude of Byrons Don Juan would be best described as ______________?
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A. Ironic and satirical

B. Humorless and stark

C. Strange and haunting

D. Dramatic and dark

56. One of the central themes of Wordsworths Peter Bell is _________________?
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A. A dark voyage into madness

B. Eternal youth

C. How nature can render someone good

D. How nature can corrupt someone

57. Referring to poets as unacknowledged legislators of the world suggests that_____________?
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A. Most Romantic poets were politicians

B. Poets actually help the world grow and develop

C. Hardly anyone actually reads Romantic poetry

D. Poets have no actual effect upon the world

58. Which of the following poets would be least likely to explore the meaning of beauty or imagination in a poem ?
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A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B. Lord Byron

C. John Keats

D. Percy Shelley

59. Which of the following was responsible for Samuel Taylor Coleridges mental decline ?
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A. His experiences during the French Revolution

B. The end of his friendship with Wordsworth

C. His addiction to opium

D. His physical battle with gout

60. A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a poem by______________?
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A. John Keats

B. Lord Byron

C. William Wordsworth

D. William Blake

61. In Rime of the Ancient Mariner, who is the he referred to in the lines A sadder and a wiser man\He rose the morrow morn. ?
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A. The Ancient Mariner

B. Life-in-Death

C. The Wedding Guest

D. The ships captain

62. Which of the following statements would you most likely NOT see in a Romantic poem ?
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A. Familure acts are beautiful through love

B. A little learning is a dangerous thing

C. Truth is stranger than fiction

D. Truth is beauty

63. The lines The loveliest and the last\The bloom, whose petals nipped before they blew\Died on the promise of the fruit are from a poem honoring________________?
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A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B. Percy Shelley

C. Lord Byron

D. John Keats
64. Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism ?
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A. Lord Byron

B. William Hazlitt

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. Percy Shelley

65. Which poet would most likely express an adherence to atheism in his writing ?
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A. William Blake

B. William Wordsworth

C. Percy Shelley

D. John Keats

66. Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in the 19th century ?
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A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B. William Blake

C. Lord Byron

D. William Wordsworth

67. Which of the following is a love poem ?
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A. Byrons Don Juan

B. John Clares To Elia

C. Wordsworth Peter Bell

D. Coleridges Kubla Kahn

68. Duncan Wu rejects the assertion that Wordsworths Lucy poems were primarily about ______________?
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A. Exhaustion

B. Love

C. Death

D. Perception

69. The line fools are my theme, let satire be my song demonstrates a sentiment that would likely appear in a poem by_________________?
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A. William Wordsworth

B. Lord Byron

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. William Blake

70. Which of the following was NOT a key element or aspect of Romantic poetry ?
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A. The use of symbolism

B. Celebration of the imagination

C. The use of allegory

D. Engagement with nature

71. Dr. Samuel Gladden believes Shelleys agenda was to _____________?
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A. Revolutionize France

B. Expose the nature of reality

C. Change sexual morals

D. Expose how intimate relationships inform political realities
72. William Blakes Little Black Boy advocates for __________________?
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A. The innate brilliance of children

B. The equality of all people

C. The abolition of slavery

D. The beauty of common language

73. John Keats would probably NOT have written a poem celebrating _______________?
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A. The nature of artistic creation

B. The beauty of the natural world

C. Political and philosophical conservatism

D. The pains of love

74. 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______________?
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A. Sublime

B. Terrifying

C. Romantic

D. Beautiful

75. Who is the narrator of Don Juan ?
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A. Bob Southey

B. Lord Byron

C. Don Juan

D. A nameless narrator
76. Which of the following authors would be most likely to use the supernatural in his poems ?
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A. William Wordsworth

B. Percy Shelley

C. William Blake?

D. John Keats

77. Who does Shelley consider the true founders of civilized cultures and laws ?
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A. Dictators and Tyrants

B. Poets and artists

C. Kings and queens

D. All people equally

78. A neoclassical poet would be most likely to compose a poem celebrating which of the following ideals ?
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A. Passionate love

B. Emotional restraint

C. Revolution against tyranny

D. Communion with the natural world

79. Napoleons decision to__________________can be understood as representative of the French Revolutionary spirit because this decision served to radically reposition France in contemporary European political affairs ?
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A. Engage in the Napoleonic Wars

B. Offer landmark political writings calling for peace with other European nations

C. Involve himself directly in affairs in the United States

D. Change all aspects of French law

80. Which poet would be most likely to write about his time in revolutionary France ?
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A. William Blake

B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

C. William Wordsworth

D. John Keats

81. Duncan Wu discusses the presentation of spots of time in the poetry of______________?
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A. William Blake

B. Percy Shelley

C. William Wordsworth

D. Lord Byron

82. Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem and illustrations to accompany it ?
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A. Lord Byron

B. William Blake

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. Percy Shelley

83. Which of the following was NOT considered a proper form of literary expression in the Neoclassical Period ?
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A. Satire

B. Blank verse poetry

C. The rhymed couplet

D. The essay

84. Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of Byronic heroes ?
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A. Nihilism

B. Dark humor

C. Good spirits

D. Arrogance

85. In Of Poetry in General,William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from ____________?
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A. Strong feeling

B. The intellect

C. The authors personal pain

D. Rewriting Homer

86. The primary subject of Ode to Psyche is ___________________?
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A. The possibility of sudden death

B. The expansion of consciousness

C. The death of Byron

D. The relationship between art and humanity

87. Which poet would have been most likely to compose a poem examining his own childhood ?
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A. Percy Shelley

B. William Wordsworth

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. John Keats

88. Which poet defines poetry as the expression of the imagination ?
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A. Lord Byron

B. Percy Shelley

C. William Hazlitt

D. William Wordsworth

89. Which poet would be least likely to write about the beauty of nature ?
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A. John Keats

B. Lord Byron

C. William Wordsworth

D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

90. Coleridges Ancient Mariner could be said to be suffering from an overwhelming feeling of ___________?
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A. Hatred

B. Guilt

C. Disbelief

D. Love

91. Who referred to poets as the unacknowledged legislators of the world ?
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A. Percy Shelley

B. William Blake

C. William Hazlitt

D. Lord Byron

92. Which poem by Wordsworth examines writers block ?
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A. We Are Seven

B. Lines Written a few miles above Tintern Abbey

C. The Prelude

D. Lines Written in Early Spring

93. John Keats died from________________?
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A. Suicide

B. Influenza

C. Fever

D. Tuberculosis
94. Which Romantic poet did Shelley consider a close friend ?
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A. Lord Byron

B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

C. William Blake

D. William Wordsworth

95. Paul OBriens essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?
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A. Not an atheist

B. Fiercely anti-war

C. Suicidal

D. In love with Lord Byron

96. Who was the co-author of Lyrical Ballads with William Wordsworth ?
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A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B. John Keats

C. Lord Byron

D. William Blake

97. William Blakes Songs of Innocence and Experience explores ________________?
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A. The fall of Satan

B. The life of Blake

C. The history of London

D. The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world
98. Which Romantic poet would have believed that a poet needs influence from something external and transformative in order to write a strong poem ?
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A. Percy Shelley

B. William Blake

C. Lord Byron

D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

99. Which British philosopher believed that monarchs repressed citizens and that revolution is proper when a government does not protect its people ?
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A. John Locke

B. Edmund Burke

C. Thomas Paine

D. James Mackintosh