english romantic poetry MCQs – Page 4

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

english romantic poetry Mcqs
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