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A review of the characteristics of Romanticism in #BritLit
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In "Ozymandias," who is Shelley writing about?
Julius Casear
King Tut
Ramses II
Herod
2
Any theory that emphasizes the spirit, the mind, or language over matter
Idealism
Rationality
Realism
Scientific Method
3
What is the second part of the mariner's penance?
He has to sail the ocean for all time & can never go home
He has to share his story with those who need to hear it
He has to recover the bodies of his crewmen & bury them
He has to try to save all the albatross from evil men
4
Which of these were highly stressed in Romantic poetry?
Emotions
Structure
Realism
Intellect
5
The albatross is a symbol for what?
Sin
Loneliness
Death
Selfishness
6
Why did Robert Burns write "To a Mouse" in the Scottish dialect?
To make the subject seem more ignorant
To celebrate the speech and spirit of his subjects
He didn't know how to write any other way
To make it difficult to read
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Blake extensively used what to emphasize his views of innocence and experience?
Personal examples
Biblical references
Simile
Alliteration
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The publication of which collection of poetry marks the beginning of the Romantic Period?
Songs of Innocence and Experience
Walden
Leaves of Grass
Lyrical Ballads
9
Which of the following did the Romantics NOT believe about nature?
Nature is a work of art from the divine imagination
Nature has healing powers.
Nature is a refuge from civilization.
Nature is pretty but not necessary.
10
Death and Life-in-Death play a dice game, gambling on what?
The punishment for killing the albatross
The Mariner's ship
The fate of all of the crewmen
The fate of the Mariner
11
What was considered as required for the creation of all art?
Imagination
Mastery of the language
Reason
Intellect
12
Romanticism is sometimes called the Age of Revolutions because...
it was immediately after the American Revolution
it aimed to change the way people viewed themselves
it was influenced by ongoing French Revolution
All of the Above
13
What causes the albatross to fall from around the Mariner's neck?
He fulfills his penance
The mariner appreciates the sea creatures' beauty
The mariner prays for forgiveness
The Hermit pardons the mariner
14
What is Romanticism?
artistic movement that focused on imagination & idealism
artistic movement that focused on realism & rationality
15
Romantics believed they could use writing to have what impact on the world?
Convince people to move to the city
Make people want to work harder
Make it a better place
They did not seek to make an impact on the world
16
What characteristic did Blake regard in high esteem?
Naivety (lack of understanding)
Innocence
Ignorance
Experience
17
Which did Romantics emphasize?
Spontaneity and creativity
Technical mastery
18
Romantics celebrated which of the following?
Individuals
Society as a whole
19
In "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," what is the sin that the mariner commits?
Kills the albatross
Allows his crewmen to die
Ignores God's warnings
Gives up all hope and thinks about committing suicide
20
What did Wordsworth mean by the line, "The world is too much with us."?
We do a good job of giving nature the emphasis it deserves
We spend too much time in nature and need to work more
Money is the root of all evil
We are too consumed with the modern world & we ignore nature
21
In "She Walks in Beauty," Lord Byron celebrates what?
Inner beauty only
None of the above
Outer beauty only
Both inner & outer beauty
22
Romantics placed an emphasis on feelings and instincts, also called...
Imagination
Intuition
Idealism
Rationalism
23
Romanticism was a reaction to the rationalism of what movement?
Classicism
Revolution
Victorian England
Dark Ages
24
What embodies the dead crewmen?
Cursed spirits
Nothing; they are zombies
Blessed spirits
The Polar Spirit
25
What type of poem is "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be"?
Haiku
Epic
Limerick
Sonnet
