Wordsworth described all good poetry as______________?

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1. Wordsworth described all good poetry as_______________?

   A. the rhythmic expression of moral intuition
   B. the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
   C. the polite patter of a corrupted age
   D. the divine gift of grace

2. Wordsworth’s theory of poetry appears in_____________?

   A. Excursion
   B. Tintern Abbey Lines
   C. Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
   D. Immortality Ode

3. In his preface to “Lyrical Ballads”, Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?

   A. Typically poetic and fanciful language
   B. Ancient languages
   C. Complicated and difficult language
   D. Common, everyday language

4. Which of the following is NOT a central theme of Wordsworth’s poetry ?

   A. The common man
   B. The promises of technology
   C. The outcast figure
   D. The movement of time

5. 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

6. John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Alexander Pope
   C. Ben Jonson
   D. George Herbert

7. 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

8. In poetry, each unit of rhythm is known as______________?

   A. a line.
   B. a foot.
   C. a measure.
   D. a meter.

9. Which of the following statements best expresses the difference between how visual images functioned in World War I poetry and Imagist poetry ?

   A. There were no significant differences in the functioning of visual images in these two types of poetry.
   B. The Imagists relied on visual images to achieve clarity of expression, whereas World War I poets relied on visual images to subtly punctuate their often desperate political messages.
   C. The Imagists valued brevity, which could be achieved with precise visual images, whereasWorldWar I poets preferred declamatory statements in their poems.
   D. WorldWar I poets valued clarity of expression through visual images, whereas Imagists relied on complex expression through emotional visual images.

10. Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?

    A. Stein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery.
    B. Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.
    C. Stein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject matter but experimented with form.
    D. Stein sought precision and clarity in her poems, whereas the Imagists sought experimental forms that enhanced visual imagery.