A. The sublime
B. Death
C. Childhood
D. A lost lover
Related Mcqs:
- Percy Shelley’s poem “Mont Blanc” presents nature as ________________?
A. A powerful, sublime force
B. A peaceful force
C. Depressing and miserable
D. Controlled by gods - In “Mont Blanc,” Shelley likens the power of the mountain to the power of human imagination in order to __________________?
A. Demonstrate how the human imagination is fragile
B. Demonstrate how the human mind comprehends and perceives truth
C. Demonstrate the power of the French Revolution on the British Romantic consciousness
D. Demonstrate the intrinsic connection between imagination and death - Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay “Shelley’s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,” argues that Shelley’s “Oedipus- Tyrannus” is important because a_______________?
A. Shelley himself dismissed the poem
B. The poem was incomplete
C. Shelley recognizes the power of sexual transgression in it
D. Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it - Paul O’Brien’s essay on Shelley suggests that Shelley was______________?
A. Not an atheist
B. In love with Lord Byron
C. Suicidal
D. Fiercely anti-war - Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” can be best understood as a poem about _____________?
A. The passion between a husband and wife
B. The loss of innocence
C. The horrors of the French Revolution
D. How poets can bring about political revolution - Which stanza form did Shelley use in his famous poem ‘Ode to the West Wind’ ?
A. Rime royal
B. Ottava rima
C. Terza rima
D. Spenserian Stanza - Fill in the blank. The novel “Things Fall Apart” explores ____________ society and its encounter with European colonialism?
A. Ibo
B. Russian
C. Irish
D. Indian - Dr. Samuel Gladden believes Shelley’s agenda was to _____________?
A. Revolutionize France
B. Expose the nature of reality
C. Expose how intimate relationships inform political realities
D. Change sexual morals - H.D.’s poem “Oread” reads: “WHIRL up, sea-/Whirl your pointed pines./Splash your great pines/On our rocks./Hurl your green over us-/Cover us with your pools of fir.” To which of the following categories does this poem belong ?
A. Objectivist poetry
B. Futurist poetry
C. Imagist poetry
D. Vorticist poetry - Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?
A. His political views
B. His will to imaginative freedom
C. His will to sexual freedom
D. Both B and C
