26 Questions
Which type of ode evolved into the Romantic Ode, focusing more on personal reflection and description rather than being laudatory?
Pindaric Ode
In Coleridge's 'Dejection: An Ode,' what does the lyrical 'I' experience?
Loss of inspiration
Which poet wrote 'Ode to the West Wind,' involving complex elemental symbolism and mythological imagery?
William Wordsworth
In Keats's 'Ode to a Grecian Urn,' what artistic technique does he use to describe the urn?
Hyperbole
What academic development by Lessing compares visual art and narrative art?
Laokoon
'Ode to Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood' by Wordsworth focuses on which theme?
Resorting to memory for consolation
What is the direction taken by Keatsian writing in his sonnets?
The topic of poetry becomes art itself
Why was Keats criticized for reading Homer in translation rather than in Greek and Latin?
Because critics considered it shameful to read translated works
What influenced Keats to give up his pursuit of becoming a surgeon?
Realization that poetry is his true calling
What did Keats write about in 'Endymion'?
A shepherd who falls in love with the goddess Diana
What myth arose about Keats' death related to criticism?
Keats died as a result of being upset by literary criticism
'Ekphrasis' can be defined as:
The artistic presentation of a work of art by means of another work of art
'On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer' primarily discusses:
Literature and translation
'Adonais,' written by Shelley, presents:
The death of a poet due to harsh reception by society
'Close Reading School of Criticism' favored works that focused more on:
Language elements and aesthetics over moral aspects
What type of poems mostly categorized under 'Poems of Medieval Themes'?
Narrative poems
What did Wordsworth emphasize in his poetry regarding marginalized categories?
Their authentic feelings and instincts
According to Wordsworth, what is good poetry characterized by?
The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
Which concept in Wordsworth's poetry relates to overwhelming beauty that touches on the Infinite and Eternal?
The Sublime
In which two poems did Wordsworth focus on nature, solitude, and the experience of the Sublime?
'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' and 'Ode to the Daffodils'
What societal change is reflected in Wordsworth's poetry?
Enclosure system displacing rural populations
What did Wordsworth's shift towards conservatism later in life lead to criticism for?
Renouncing his earlier revolutionary ideals
Which aspect of his poetic style did Wordsworth emphasize?
Visual sense and intellectual aspects only
What was Wordsworth's belief regarding the language to be used in poetry?
Informal language spoken by common men
In which work did Wordsworth showcase his growth as a poet from childhood to adulthood?
'The Prelude'
Which theme is reflected in Wordsworth's poem 'Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood'?
Childhood innocence and joy
Study Notes
- Wordsworth focused on representing marginalized categories like women, disabled people, children, and elderly individuals without limits on what can be shown, aiming for impact.
- He aimed to reveal unknown people through poetry, emphasizing their feelings, instincts, and sensations, believing in the authenticity of expressing true emotions.
- Wordsworth criticized Neoclassicism for its excessive poetic diction, advocating for using the language spoken by common people in poetry.
- He defined good poetry as the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings," emphasizing spontaneity and excluding craftsmanship and hard work from the definition.
- Wordsworth explored the concept of the Sublime in poetry, describing it as an overwhelming beauty that produces a sense of awe and eternity, experienced when confronted by nature.
- His poetry reflected experiences of recollection in tranquility, focusing on the inward eye and emotion rather than imagery.
- Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Ode to the Daffodils" exemplify his themes of nature, solitude, and the sublime, with a metapoetic aspect in the latter.
- Wordsworth, along with Coleridge, was part of the Lake school of poetry, known for dwelling in the Lake District and inspiring other poets to settle there.
- His creativity declined after writing "Lyrical Ballads," and he struggled with elusive imagination, with one of his notable poems being "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood."
- The Prelude, considered the "porch of the cathedral," was Wordsworth's ambitious autobiographical work published posthumously, reflecting his beliefs about poetry and art.
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