English Romantic Poetry Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which poet would most likely express an adherence to atheism in his writing?
2. Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism?
3. The general tone and attitude of Byron's "Don Juan" would be best described as:
4. Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem and illustrations to accompany it?
5. Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" can be best understood as a poem about .....
6. Which poet would be least likely to write about the beauty of nature?
7. Which action served to ignite the French Revolution?
8. The French Revolution had a tremendous impact on which of the following aspects of British life?
9. To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" ?
10. Which poem is considered Wordsworth's magnum opus?
11. Who refers to poetry as "an imitation of nature" ?
12. Which of the following authors would be most likely to use the supernatural in his poems?
13. The lines "The loveliest and the last\textbackslash The bloom, whose petals nipped before they blew\textbackslash Died on the promise of the fruit" are from a poem honoring:
14. Who was the co-author of "Lyrical Ballads" with William Wordsworth?
15. Which poet would have been most likely to compose a poem examining his own childhood?
16. Which of the following is a love poem?
17. A neoclassical poet would be most likely to compose a poem celebrating which of the following ideals?
18. In "Of Poetry in General, " William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from .....
19. Which Romantic poet would have believed that a poet needs influence from something external and transformative in order to write a strong poem?
20. In "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " what kind of animal does the Mariner kill?