Literary Memory Test: Recall the Poem
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At what age did the author realize they wanted to be a writer?

  • 6 or 7
  • 4 or 5 (correct)
  • 17
  • 24

    • What was the author's experience during their schooldays?

  • They were part of a large group of friends
  • They had average experiences
  • They felt isolated and were unpopular (correct)
  • They were popular and well-liked

    • Why did the author's literary ambitions become mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued?

  • Because they held conversations with imaginary persons
  • Because they had a facility with words
  • Because they were somewhat lonely and felt undervalued (correct)
  • Because they had serious writing intentions

    • When did the author start making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons?

    <p>Before the age of 8</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How much serious writing did the author produce throughout their childhood and boyhood?

    <p>Less than half a dozen pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the author write their first poem?

    <p>Around 4 or 5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary activities did the author engage in during his early years?

    <p>Writing made-to-order stuff and editing school magazines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of literary exercise did the author carry out for fifteen years or more?

    <p>Creating continuous 'stories' about himself in his mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the author imagine himself as when he was a very small child?

    <p>Robin Hood, the hero of thrilling adventures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of poems did the author write from time to time when he was a bit older?

    <p>'Nature poems' in the Georgian style</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the author write a whole rhyming play in imitation of, at the age of fourteen?

    <p>Aristophanes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the author primarily feel while producing made-to-order stuff?

    <p>Quick and easy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the content of the magazines that the author helped to edit during his early years?

    <p>Pitiful burlesque stuff</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was running through the author's head for minutes at a time during his childhood?

    <p>'Stories' about himself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of habit did the author believe he had as a child and adolescent?

    <p>Creating continuous 'stories' about himself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What compelled the author to make descriptive efforts from time to time?

    <p>A kind of compulsion from outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What age range did the author try to abandon the idea of becoming a writer?

    <p>Between seventeen and twenty-four years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main impact of the author's early familial experiences on his literary ambitions?

    <p>It made him feel isolated and undervalued, mixing up his literary ambitions with those feelings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age did the author write their first poem?

    <p>Four or five years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the content of the literary efforts produced by the author during their childhood and boyhood?

    <p>Would not amount to half a dozen pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of habit did the author have as a lonely child and adolescent?

    <p>A habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the author feel that they had due to their facility with words and power of facing unpleasant facts?

    <p>A private world in which they could get their own back for their failure in everyday life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of literary exercise did the author carry out for fifteen years or more?

    <p>Imaginative diary writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What compelled the author to make descriptive efforts from time to time?

    <p>A sense of compulsion from outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was running through the author's head for minutes at a time during his childhood?

    <p>Detailed descriptions of settings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of habit did the author believe he had as a child and adolescent?

    <p>Imaginative daydreaming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the author write a whole rhyming play in imitation of, at the age of fourteen?

    <p>Aristophanes' style</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the author's experience during their schooldays?

    <p>'Pitiful burlesque' magazine editing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the author imagine himself as when he was a very small child?

    <p>Heroic adventurer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of poems did the author write from time to time when he was a bit older?

    <p>Bad and usually unfinished nature poems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age did the author realize they wanted to be a writer?

    <p>Twenty-five years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the content of the magazines that the author helped to edit during his early years?

    <p>Pitiful burlesque stuff and comic poems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Early Life and Literary Ambitions

    • The author developed a desire to become a writer at an unspecified age.
    • During schooldays, the author felt isolated and undervalued, which became linked to their literary ambitions.
    • As a very small child, the author imagined themselves as someone else.
    • The author began making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons at a young age.
    • Throughout childhood and boyhood, the author produced little serious writing.
    • The author wrote their first poem at an unspecified age.
    • In their early years, the author engaged in various literary activities, including writing poems from time to time.
    • The author wrote a whole rhyming play in imitation of someone at the age of fourteen.
    • The author carried out a specific literary exercise for fifteen years or more.

    Writing Habits and Inspiration

    • The author felt compelled to make descriptive efforts from time to time due to their facility with words and power of facing unpleasant facts.
    • The author believed they had a habit of daydreaming, which involved running scenarios through their head for minutes at a time during childhood.
    • The author's early familial experiences had a significant impact on their literary ambitions.

    Literary Efforts and Content

    • The content of the author's literary efforts during childhood and boyhood was primarily focused on made-to-order writing.
    • The author helped edit magazines during their early years, which featured unspecified content.
    • The author's primary feeling while producing made-to-order writing was unspecified.

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