19th Century English Literature: William Wordsworth and Romanticism
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Which literary direction attacked the notion of 'art for art's sake' and saw art as an expression of individual or social aims?

  • Realist (correct)
  • Romantic
  • Naturalist
  • Victorian

Who, along with Southey, was known as the Lake Poets?

  • Both Wordsworth and Coleridge (correct)
  • William Wordsworth
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • William Wordsworth and Robert Southey

Which Romantic poet was known for his deep love of nature and the belief that the language of poetry should be the same as the language of a simple farmworker?

  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • William Wordsworth (correct)
  • Robert Southey
  • William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In which poem did Coleridge describe strange misfortunes that happened to a ship after an old sailor shot a great bird in the ice of the South Pole?

<p>The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Wordsworth define poetry as in the preface of the Lyrical Ballads?

<p>The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What artistic, intellectual, literary, and musical movement originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century?

<p>Romanticism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the Victorian era occur?

<p>19th century (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the main characteristics of Romanticism?

<p>Celebration of nature, intense emotions, and individual imagination (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did writers during the Victorian era begin to reflect and comment on?

<p>Realities of the day including criticism of factory work and the treatment of women and children (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determined many social and economic characteristics of the 20th century in English literature?

<p>Romanticism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What period is considered one of the most vital and interesting in English literature, reflecting influences such as Romanticism?

<p>The 19th century (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the main characteristics of Romanticism?

<p>Emphasis on intense emotions and nature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who reigned during the Victorian era, which was a time when writers began to reflect and comment on realities of the day?

<p>Queen Victoria (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which literary direction attacked the notion of 'art for art's sake' and saw art as an expression of individual or social aims?

<p>Realism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the Romantic Period reach its peak?

<p>Between 1800 and 1850 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main philosophy expressed in the phrase 'art for art's sake'?

<p>The real value of art is in its separation from moral, political, or utilitarian function (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which literary movement attacked the philosophy of 'art for art's sake' and saw art as an expression of individual or social aims?

<p>Romanticism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Wordsworth, what is the origin of poetry?

<p>Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which poet from the Romantic period was known for his deep love of nature and believed that the language of poetry should be the same as the language of a simple farmworker?

<p>William Wordsworth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which poem did Coleridge describe strange misfortunes that happened to a ship after an old sailor shot a great bird in the ice of the South Pole?

<p>'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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