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Subject: ENGLISH Class: B.A. Part 1 English Hons., Paper-2 Topic: Romanticism Quizlet Lecture No:93
By: Prof. Sunita Sinha Head, Department of English Women’s College Samastipur L.N.M.U., Darbhanga Email: [email protected] Website: www.sunitasinha.com Mob No: 9934917117
ROMANTICISM QUIZLET
The Rime of The Ancient Mariner was written by
a) Coleridge b) Shelley c) Blake d) Wordsworth
John Keats is best known for the poetry he wrote in his old age. True /False 2
Who among the following was not an English Romantic poet?
a) John Keats b) P.B .Shelley c) William Blake d) Walt Whitman
William Wordsworth described poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.” True /False
When did the Romanticism appear?
a) in the High Middle Ages. b) in the beginning of the 20th century. c) around the middle-late of the 18th century. d) during the late 19th century.
Where was originated romanticism?
a) in the United States of America. b) in Western Europe. c) in Russia. d) in the Scandinavian lands.
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What were the main characteristics of romanticism?
a) artistic emphasis on intuition, imagination and feeling. b) presence of warm colours in visual art. c) absence of using any technological developments. d) return to the classical ideology of art.
Why did romanticism appear?
a) as an opposition to the Russian Revolution. b) because the technological contribution. c) as a result of the publication of the Theory of Evolution. d) as a revolt against the rationalism of the Enlightenment period.
Which is the most radical opposite of romanticism?
a) Bohemianism. b) Nationalism. c) Classicism. d) Expressionism.
Who was William Blake?
a) an American philosopher. b) a famous psycho-analyst c) a British poet and artist. d) a polemical Anglican priest.
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Blake is famous by writing…
a) theatre works. b) journals and essays about human behaviour. c) novels and short stories. d) poetry.
Blake’s best known book/s are called…
a) Ecclesiastical Sketches. b) The Importance of Being Earnest. c) Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. d) Neverending Story.
William Wordsworth and another important poet of his period, who was also a great friend of him, wrote the famous Lyrical Ballads. Who was the other important poet?
a) William Shakespeare. b) William Blake. c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge. d) Samuel Beckett.
Wordsworth’s most important work was…
a) The Prelude. b) The Solitary Reaper. c) The Excursion. d) The world is too much with us.
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What title was given to Wordsworth in the late years of his life (1843- 1850)?
a) The title of “Sir”. b) England’s Poet Laureate. c) The Nobel Price of Literature. d) Count of Cornwall.
His sister was very important for Wordsworth’s works. How was she called?
a) Caroline. b) Annete. c) Dorothy. d) Mary-Anne.
Which of these works correspond to the Wordsworth’s first published works?
a) The Prelude and The Excursion. b) An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches. c) Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. d) Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
One of Coleridge’s most famous works was Kubla Khan. What type of writing is?
a) a political and philosophical work. b) a poem. c) a critical writing. d) a narration. 6
What did happen when Coleridge met William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy?
a) Coleridge felt in love with Dorothy. b) they proposed to found a poet society. c) they became immediate friends. d) they travelled to France.
Around 1796, Coleridge started taking… What class of drugs?
a) alcohol. b) cocaine. c) cannabis. d) opium.
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By: Prof. Sunita Sinha Head, Department of English Women’s College Samastipur L.N.M.U., Darbhanga Email: [email protected] Website: www.sunitasinha.com Mob No:9934917117