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Batman or Wordsworth?
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What is the occupation of William Wordsworth?
Poet
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Where did William Wordsworth grow up?
Cockermouth, Cumbria, England
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What is the most common topic of Wordsworth’s poems?
Nature
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While working on The Prelude, Wordsworth produced other poetry, such as _______.
"Lucy"
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But they are silent;--they still roll along

William Wordsworth - A night piece

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When was the exact date Wordsworth was born?
April 7, 1770
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How many children did he have?

5

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What color daffodils does Wordsworth mention in “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud”?
Gold
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He also wrote a preface for the second edition of this work that described his poetry as being inspired by powerful emotions and would come to be seen as a declaration of Romantic principles.
Lyrical Ballads
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With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.

William Wordsworth - Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey

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When was the exact date Wordsworth died?
April 23, 1850
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Who did Wordsworth meet in 1795? 

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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What does jocund mean in line 16, “In such a jocund company:”, of “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud”?
cheerful or lighthearted
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What position or title did Wordsworth hold in 1843 and even until his death?
England's poet laureate
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Did I finally reach the limits of reason? and find the devil waiting?

Batman

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Where did Wordsworth study?

Cambridge University

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Where did he write his first poetry?
Hawkshead Grammar School
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What is the most common literary device used by Wordsworth (based on "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud")?
Personification and imagery
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An epic autobiographical poem that he would revise throughout his life (it was published posthumously in 1850).
The Prelude
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The night is darkest just before the dawn.

Harvey Dent (Two-Face)

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Who was Anne Vallon?

She was a French girl Wordsworth fell in love with

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When did he become England's poet laureate?
1843
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Wordsworth also showed his affinity for nature with the famous poem entitled ______________.
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
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A famous piece of poetry was published in another collection by Wordsworth: "Poems", in Two Volumes (1807).

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" 

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My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky

Wordsworth - My heart leaps up

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