Romantic History Inn./ Exp.WworthBlakeColeridgeAuthor’s Purpose

100 Romantic poets are often called A. Industrial poets B. Nature poets C. Reactory poets D. Imaginary poets

200 Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the term Romantic? A.It suggests a fascination with youthful innocence B. It refers to the sentimental love stories popularized by the Romantic poets. C. It refers to a period of idealism in which people question authority. D. It implies an awareness of social change.

300 For Romantic poets, nature is A. hostile B. charming and picturesque C. a force that acts upon the human mind D. uninspiring

400 What is the answer to Wordsworth’s question, “What is a poet?” A. an imagination B. one who “reasons in verse” C. “physician” to all men D. “a man speaking to men”

500 Explain Laissez-Faire. Hands off government.

100 – I/E genuine love A quality of innocence-- naïve trust

200 – I/E disillusionment with nature and society Experience quality

300 – I/E anger that grows like “A Poison Tree” Poison Tree is a poem of experience. Anger goes along with cruelty and hypocrisy ( a quality of experience)

400 – I/E cannot see way out from society’s hypocrisy A quality of experience – no hope

500 – I/E acceptance of poverty and oppression This is a quality of innocence from the Chimney Sweeper. The little boy was ok with his rough existence bc he would one day go to heaven.

100 - W Name one of Wordsworth’s “happy places”. Tintern Abbey

200 - W How does Wordsworth experience his “happy places” when he is no longer there? He remembers these experiences. They live in his mind and heart. The mind’s eye! He REFLECTS!

300 - W What does Wordsworth believe about imagination (Hint: think about the diagram!)? This is the chart from the Wordsworth Notes that has the circles. This is where he believes in the “pre-life.” Childhood expresses imagination from the “pre-life” and Adulthood is reflection upon childhood.

400 - W What does the line “The World is Too Much with Us” refer to? We, society, is too focused on materialism. Wordsworth wants us to stop and appreciate our surroundings (nature) and stop worrying about the ‘stuff’

500 - W Explain Emotion + tranquility = poetry. Refer to your Wordsworth notes on this one. Know that you can experience emotion (Just like my little Connor did) but then you must achieve tranquility surrounding this emotion if poetry is to be created.

100 - B In “The Tyger”, Blake cannot understand how the same creator made it (the tiger) and what other animal? The lamb

200 - B How does the speaker feel about the tiger? That the creator is the same. That the tyger is the more experienced side of things. The tyger is ferocious demonstrating the cruelty and harshness of the world.

300 - B What moral lesson does the speaker of “The Chimney Sweeper” (Innocence) draw from Tom’s dream? That whatever difficult life is handed to the young chimney sweeper he is accepting of it bc he will be rewarded in heaven.

400 - B What is apostrophe? Name a poem in which Blake uses this literary device. It is when someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and was able to reply. Both poems (The Lamb and The Tyger”) He attributes human qualities to a lamb, the lamb being the listener, the child being the speaker.

500 - B What is the “experienced” action taken by the speaker in “The Fly”? The fly is simply brushed away without thought. It is demonstrating the idea that society in reality is quick to dismiss.

100 - C Specifically, to whom does the Mariner tell his story in the poem (this time)? A wedding guest

200 - C What crime did the mariner commit? He shot the albatross without reason or cause. Just to feel empowered while completely dismissing nature.

300 - C Who won the right to determine who lives and dies based on a game of dice? The Mariner – remember the lady said, “The game is done, I’ve won, I’ve won!!

400 - C What is the Mariner’s penance for his crime? The Mariner must first learn to appreciate nature which he does when he sees the beauty in the snakes. THEN he must travel around and tell his tale.

500 - C What do the gazes of his dead shipmates symbolize to the Mariner? The guilt of the Mariner

100 - AP Name the 1 of the 3 general author’s purposes. All three are: To inform To entertain To persuade

200 - AP Blake’s SPECIFIC purpose was to represent one particular point of view in order to demonstrate the ________________ of that view. limitations of the speaker’s state of consciousness

300 - AP Wordsworth’s SPECIFIC purpose was to present _____________________________________ that will enlighten, strengthen, and purify the reader. one particular point of view

400 - AP Explain how Blake’s two “Chimney Sweeper” poems deal with the issue of child labor. Innocence view (dream one) -- Acceptance of the oppression of the labor Experience view (parents are praying one) -- Bitter and angry at oppression and poverty

500 - AP What are the 2 lessons learned by the speaker of the “A Poison Tree”? Do not harbor your anger or resentment Have a conversation and come to terms with your emotions