What is the most common topic of Wordsworth’s poems?
Nature
100
While working on The Prelude, Wordsworth produced other poetry, such as _______.
"Lucy"
100
But they are silent;--they still roll along
William Wordsworth - A night piece
200
When was the exact date Wordsworth was born?
April 7, 1770
200
Name the two children that lived longer than William Wordsworth
John Wordsworth and William Wordsworth
200
What color daffodils does Wordsworth mention in “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud”?
Gold
200
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
200
Characters of the great apocalypse
William Wordsworth - The Simplon Pass
300
When was the exact date Wordsworth died?
April 23, 1850
300
Who did Wordsworth meet in 1795? The two became friends, and together worked on Lyrical Ballads (1798).
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
300
What does jocund mean in line 16, “In such a jocund company:”, of “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud”?
cheerful or lighthearted
300
What position or title did Wordsworth hold in 1843 and even until his death?
England's poet laureate
300
Did I finally reach the limits of reason? and find the devil waiting?
Batman
400
Where did Wordsworth study college?
Cambridge University
400
Where did he write his first poetry?
Hawkshead Grammar School
400
What is the most common literary device used by Wordsworth (based on "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud")?
Personification and imagery
400
An epic autobiographical poem that he would revise throughout his life (it was published posthumously in 1850).
The Prelude
400
The night is darkest just before the dawn.
Harvey Dent
500
What did Wordsworth helped found at the end of the 18th century?
Romantic Movement in Literature
500
When did he become England's poet laureate?
1843
500
Wordsworth also showed his affinity for nature with the famous poem entitled ______________.
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
500
These two pieces of poetry were published in another Wordsworth collection, Poems, in Two Volumes (1807).
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Ode: Intimations of Immortality"