poets
How many generations of Romantic poets are there in English Romanticism?
two
In which year was Lyrical Ballads published?
1798 anonymously and 1800 with the preface
Contemplation of nature was fundamental for Wordsworth. Name a poem in which we find this theme.
Daffodils / My heart leaps up
Who is the most famous forerunner of Romanticism?
W. Blake
Name the poets belonging to the first generation?
Wordsworth and Coleridge
What is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
A ballad / the only contribution of Coleridge to The Lyrical Ballads
What paradox is contained in the poem My Heart Leaps Up?
The Child is Father of the Man
Who is the author of "Elegy written on a country churchyard"?
T. Gray
Name the poets belonging to the second generation?
Byron, Shelley and Keats
Which poet became a literary hero-type?
Byron with the Byronic hero
What political message is contained in Ode to the West Wind?
The spirit of the American Revolution will revive ideas of freedom and equality in Europe as well
What is the name of the technique used by Blake in his engravings and paintings?
Illuminated painting
Who wrote the Manifesto of Romanticism in England?
W. Wordsworth
Who was fascinated with Prometheus?
P. B. Shelley
Name two supernatural elements that we can find in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
The albatross / the water snakes / the mariner / the ghosts / the ghost ships
What are the historical events that led Blake to write Songs of Experience as a sequel to Songs of Innocence?
How the French Revolution degenerated into the Terror and the how the industrial revolution exploited the poor
Whose wife was a pioneer of science-fiction?
P.B. Shelley
"Beauty is Truth, Truth is Beauty" who said that?
J. Keats
"Emotions recollected in tranquillity" was Wordsworth's motto. In which stanza of Daffodils can we find this concept?
The last one
What is the symbolic meaning of the Tyger?
It represents evil in the world