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ENGL404 Final Exam - English Romantic Poetry
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MCQs on the broader socio-historical and literary context in which English Romantic poetry thrived, the three main concerns of English Romantic poets, which have been roughly divided among the three course units: the Romantic poet and the outer world, the Romantic poet and the inner world, and the poetry that bridges the gap between those two, and also the period’s prominent poems.
 

ENGL404 Final Exam - English Romantic Poetry
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1. In 'Of Poetry in General,' William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from _______.
2. Which of the following would probably NOT be the topic of a Romantic poem?
3. According to the essay 'A Defense of Poetry,' which of the following is one of the two 'classes of mental action'?
4. Which poet would have been most likely to compose a poem examining his own childhood?
5. Which of the following concepts are NOT elements of neo-classicism?
6. Keats was most famous for:
7. The general tone and attitude of Byron's 'Don Juan' would be best described as:
8. Edmund Burke's 'Reflections on the French Revolution' ______________.
9. Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of Byronic heroes?
10. Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O'Brien's essay 'Prophet of the Revolution'?
11. William Blake's 'Songs of Innocence and Experience' explores _________.
12. A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a poem by ___________.
13. Which Romantic poet was famous for being 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'?
14. Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution?
15. Paul O'Brien's essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was ___________.
16. Which poem is considered Wordsworth's magnum opus?
17. Which poet would be most likely to write about his time in revolutionary France?
18. Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem using the language of common, ordinary people?
19. Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism?
20. 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:
21. Which event marked the defeat of Napoleon?
22. Referring to poets as 'unacknowledged legislators of the world' suggests that:
23. John Keats would probably NOT have written a poem celebrating ___________.
24. John Keats died from:
25. Which of the following would a neoclassical poet be most likely to use as a central theme in his or her poetry?