Which of the following authors would be most likely to use the supernatural in his poems ?

A. William wordsworth
B. John keats
C. Percy shelley
D. William blake?

Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” can be best understood as a poem about _____________?

A. The passion between a husband and wife
B. The loss of innocence
C. The horrors of the french revolution
D. How poets can bring about political revolution

The “Reign of Terror” refers to_________________?

A. France’s war with a foreign nation
B. The mass execution of enemies of the revolution
C. Napoleon’s rise to power
D. The death of the king of france

Paul O’Brien’s essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?

A. Not an atheist
B. In love with lord byron
C. Suicidal
D. Fiercely anti-war

A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a poem by______________?

A. William blake
B. Lord byron
C. William wordsworth
D. John keats

William Blake’s “Little Black Boy” advocates for __________________?

A. The abolition of slavery
B. The equality of all people
C. The innate brilliance of children
D. The beauty of common language

Duncan Wu rejects the assertion that Wordsworth’s Lucy poems were primarily about ______________?

A. Death
B. Perception
C. Exhaustion
D. Love

In her essay “Wordsworth Balladry: Real Men Wanted,” Elizabeth Fey argues that the Romantics were interested in the medieval focus upon _______________?

A. Courtly love and modern-seeming emotion
B. Violence
C. Nature
D. Death and disease

Which of the following sentiments would be LEAST likely in a poem by Lord Byron ?

A. An expression of love for common MAN.
B. Mockery toward william wordsworth.
C. An expression of doubt and angst.
D. Dark humor.

Referring to poets as “unacknowledged legislators of the world” suggests that_____________?

A. Most romantic poets were politicians
B. Poets have no actual effect upon the world
C. Poets actually help the world grow and develop
D. Hardly anyone actually reads romantic poetry