Which poet did NOT write during the 16th century ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which Romantic poet would have believed that a poet needs influence from something external and transformative in order to write a strong poem ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   C. Lord Byron
   D. Percy Shelley

2. In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?

   A. The focus on the middle and working classes
   B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
   C. Plots taken from everyday life
   D. The exploration of cultural taboos

3. Which poet would be most likely to write a poem reflecting upon the psychological changes he has undergone since his youth ?

   A. William Blake
   B. John Keats
   C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   D. William Wordsworth

4. Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism ?

   A. Lord Byron
   B. Percy Shelley
   C. William Hazlitt
   D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

5. Which poet would be least likely to write about the beauty of nature ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. John Keats
   C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   D. Lord Byron

6. Which poet would be most likely to write about his time in revolutionary France ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   C. William Blake
   D. John Keats

7. Of which poet was it said ’Even if he’s not a great poet, he’s certainly a great something’ ?

   A. Elliot
   B. Kipling
   C. Cummings
   D. Brooke

8. Elizabeth Fey refers to which poet as “a sort of poet-king Arthur” ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. William Blake
   C. Lord Byron
   D. Percy Shelley

9. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

10. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

    A. William Blake
    B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
    C. Samuel Johnson
    D. William Wordsworth