One-liner Questions about William Wordsworth
Ans- The Prelude
2- When was Lyrical Ballads, with a few other poems published?
Ans- In 1798
3- When was Lyrical Ballads, with other poems published?
Ans- In 1800
4- What was the subject matter of Wordsworth’s poetry?
Ans- Humble and rustic folk
5- Which type of language did Wordsworth use in his poetry?
Ans- Simple and natural language, really used by man
6- Who described good poetry as ‘the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling’?
Ans- William Wordsworth
7- Who described the end of poetry as ‘produce excitement in coexistence with an overbalance of pleasure’?
Ans- Wordsworth
8- Who described poet as ‘A man speaking to men’?
Ans- Wordsworth
9- Who described poet as ‘Endowed with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness’?
Ans- Wordsworth
10- “He/she has a greater knowledge of human nature and a more comprehensive soul, than one supposed to be common among mankind” Who said this and about whom?
Ans- Wordsworth, about a poet
11- “Who described the different stages of Wordsworth’s theory of poetic creation?
Ans- Dr. William Tarvin
12- How many stages did Dr. William Tarvin describe about Wordsworth theory of poetic creation?
Ans- 3 stages
- Powerful feeling
- Tranquil assessment
- A recreation of the powerful feeling in his mind, the poet is ready to write
Ans- 3 stages
14- Where did Wordsworth elaborate his poetic theory?
Ans- In the Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
15- Which work of Coleridge contains great literary criticism?
Ans- Biographia Literaria
16- Whose poetry was in search of sublime moments, as well as beauty in the lives of simple rural people?
Ans- Wordsworth’s poetry
17- When was The Prelude begun?
Ans- In 1799
18- Which work of S. T. Coleridge’s contained an analysis of a broad range of philosophical life?
Ans- Biographia Literaria
19- When was The Prelude completed?
Ans- In 1850
20- When was The Prelude published?
Ans- In 1850, after his death
