Contexts of British Poetry 1660–1925

This is an MCQ-based quiz for GRE on the Contexts of British Poetry 1660–1925.

This includes works like Leda and the Swan, Absalom and Achitophel, Paradise Lost, and The Rape of the Lock.

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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? What collection is this poem taken from?

Songs of Ecstasy Songs of Eagerness Songs of Ecclesiastes Songs of Experience Songs of Innocence

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Which of the following is not another work by this poet?

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Lamia An Island in the Moon Europe a Prophecy The Book of Los

Morning and evening Maids heard the goblins cry: "Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy: Apples and quinces, Lemons and oranges, Plump unpecked cherries, Melons and raspberries… Who is the author of this poem?

John Keats Christina Rossetti Matthew Arnold Joanna Baillie William Wordsworth

Morning and evening Maids heard the goblins cry: "Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy: Apples and quinces, Lemons and oranges, Plump unpecked cherries, Melons and raspberries… The author of this passage wrote the words to which Christmas carol?

“Away in a Manger” “Good King Wenceslas” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” “In the Bleak Midwinter” “Silent Night”

Morning and evening Maids heard the goblins cry: "Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy: Apples and quinces, Lemons and oranges, Plump unpecked cherries, Melons and raspberries… When was this poem first published?

1840s 1900s 1920s 1880s 1860s

Morning and evening Maids heard the goblins cry: "Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy: Apples and quinces, Lemons and oranges, Plump unpecked cherries, Melons and raspberries… Which famous artist was the illustrator of this poem?

William Holman Hunt J. M. W. Turner John Constable Dante Gabriel Rossetti Caspar David Friedrich

Five years have passed; five summers, with the length Of five long winters! and again I hear These waters, rolling from their mountain-springs With a sweet inland murmur. —Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, Which on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky. Who is the author of this poem?

William Blake Samuel Taylor Coleridge Christina Rossetti William Wordsworth Matthew Arnold

Five years have passed; five summers, with the length Of five long winters! and again I hear These waters, rolling from their mountain-springs With a sweet inland murmur. —Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, Which on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky. When was this poem published?

1830s 1820s 1790s 1800s 1810s

Five years have passed; five summers, with the length Of five long winters! and again I hear These waters, rolling from their mountain-springs With a sweet inland murmur. —Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, Which on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky. Which of the following is not another work by the author of this poem?

“The Tables Turned” “Ulysses” “The Solitary Reaper” “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways” “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”

Five years have passed; five summers, with the length Of five long winters! and again I hear These waters, rolling from their mountain-springs With a sweet inland murmur. —Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, Which on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky. What is the title of this author’s semi-autobiographical poem, known colloquially as “the poem to Coleridge”?

The Prelude A Refutation of Deism: In a Dialogue The Genius of the Thames: a Lyrical Poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage The Task
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Title: Contexts of British Poetry 1660–1925
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