Romantic Poets and Their Works

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Which of the following poets is considered to be the founder of the Romantic movement in English literature?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Wordsworth is widely regarded as the founder of the Romantic movement in English literature, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

What is the name of the famous poem by William Wordsworth that begins with the line "My heart leaps up when I behold"?

  1. Ode: Intimations of Immortality

  2. Ode to a Nightingale

  3. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

  4. The Prelude


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth is also known as "Daffodils".

Which Romantic poet wrote the poem "Kubla Khan"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is known for his poem "Kubla Khan", which was inspired by a dream.

What is the name of the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that begins with the line "Ozymandias, king of kings"?

  1. Ode to the West Wind

  2. Adonais

  3. Ozymandias

  4. Hymn to Intellectual Beauty


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ozymandias" is a sonnet that reflects on the transience of power and the futility of human ambition.

Which Romantic poet wrote the poem "Ode to a Nightingale"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Keats is known for his poem "Ode to a Nightingale", which celebrates the beauty and transience of life.

What is the name of the collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge that marked the beginning of the Romantic movement in English literature?

  1. Lyrical Ballads

  2. The Prelude

  3. Kubla Khan

  4. Adonais


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lyrical Ballads, published in 1798, is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge that is considered to mark the beginning of the Romantic movement in English literature.

Which Romantic poet wrote the poem "Adonais"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem "Adonais" as a tribute to his friend John Keats, who died at a young age.

What is the name of the poem by John Keats that begins with the line "Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art"?

  1. Ode to a Nightingale

  2. Endymion

  3. Hyperion

  4. Bright Star


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Keats' poem "Bright Star" is a sonnet that expresses his longing for immortality and his love for his muse.

Which Romantic poet wrote the poem "The Prelude"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Wordsworth's poem "The Prelude" is a long autobiographical poem that reflects on his life and his journey as a poet.

What is the name of the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that begins with the line "Water, water, everywhere"?

  1. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

  2. Kubla Khan

  3. Christabel

  4. Frost at Midnight


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a ballad that tells the story of a sailor who is cursed after he kills an albatross.

Which Romantic poet wrote the poem "Endymion"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Keats' poem "Endymion" is a long narrative poem that tells the story of the love between the shepherd Endymion and the moon goddess Cynthia.

What is the name of the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that begins with the line "I arise from dreams of thee"?

  1. Ode to the West Wind

  2. Adonais

  3. Ozymandias

  4. Hymn to Intellectual Beauty


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" celebrates the power of love and beauty to inspire and elevate the human spirit.

Which Romantic poet wrote the poem "Christabel"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Christabel" is a ballad that tells the story of a young woman who is bewitched by a vampire.

What is the name of the poem by William Wordsworth that begins with the line "The world is too much with us"?

  1. Ode: Intimations of Immortality

  2. Ode to a Nightingale

  3. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

  4. The Prelude


Correct Option:
Explanation:

William Wordsworth's poem "The World Is Too Much with Us" laments the loss of connection with nature and the overemphasis on materialism in modern society.

Which Romantic poet wrote the poem "Ode to the West Wind"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind" celebrates the power of the wind as a symbol of change and renewal.

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