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What are lines 5-8 of "The Chimney Sweeper" symbolizing?
the loss of innocence by shaving Tom's head
In "The Chimney Sweeper," why are the boys in Tom's dream able to play on the green plain?
an Angel unlocks their coffins that trap them
Why does the boy says that he is alone in lines 1-4 of little boy lost?
because the father walks too fast for the boy to keep up
What ideas do both poems of "The Chimney Sweeper" suggest?
some parents force their children to work
What does Blake show concern for in all of the poems?
innocence
Why did the speaker's father sell him in "The Chimney Sweeper"?
he was unable to care for the child
What do the coffins of black represent in "The Chimney Sweeper"?
the chimneys; difficulty of the lives the boys lead
What does the church symbolize in "The Chimney Sweeper"?
the powers capable of oppressing the weak
Across the two poems, what is similar among fathers?
they sell their kids & are indifferent to children's well-being
What time of day is it in "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge"?
sunrise
What is the problem the speaker identifies in "The World is Too Much with Us"?
people have lost their connection to nature
Where does the speaker find the daffodils in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
along the edge of the lake
Which phrase from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is a good example of the natural speech that romantic poets sometimes used?
"beside the lake, beneath the trees"
What is the thing the speaker seems to value most in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
a relationship with nature
In lines 6-7 of "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge," what characteristic of romantic poetry is going on?
the beauty of commonplace buildings
In line 14 of "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge," what does he mean about the city?
it resembles a sleeping living thing
In line 9 of "The World is Too Much with Us," the stylistic element of unusual punctuation creates what impression?
Feels intense emotions on the subject
In "The World is Too Much with Us," what aspect of the daffodils seems to please the speaker most?
their dancing
What does the speaker fail to realize in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?
their impact in the moment
In lines 31-38 of "The Ancient Mariner," Why does the wedding guest beat his own breast?
he is missing the wedding
In lines 58-60 of "The Ancient Mariner," What is the repetition of the word ice emphasizing?
ice completely surrounds the ship
In Part 2, why are the sailors unable to speak?
thirst dries up their mouths
What has Life-in-Death won in the game of dice?
the mariner's life
What torments the narrator on the boat?
the stares of his dead crewmates
In line 284 of "The Ancient Mariner," what does the spring of love for living things cause?
the spell on the mariner to break
Why do the spirits says the spirit of the land of mist and snow will continue to punish the mariner?
the spirit loved the bird that the mariner killed
What does the mariner do that the wedding guest stays and listens?
stare at the Wedding Guest with glittering eyes
How do the sailors suffer after arriving at the new part of the ocean?
the ship cannot sail because the wind disappears
In lines 174-189 of "The Ancient Mariner," what is the use of repetition and rhyme emphasizing?
stress the supernatural quality of the beings
Which event suggests that life and death has actually only won the ancient mariner?
He will be alive but in the mist of dead people
In lines 255-262 of "The Ancient Mariner," what emotion does the mariner feel in these lines?
guilt
When the seraph men are standing on top of the corpses what happens when they wave?
they turn into lights
Which event seems to terrify the Pilot, the boy, and the Hermit most?
to see the mariner speak
I began artistic training at age 10, and worked as a professional artist
William Blake
Very little of my work was published during my life
William Blake
I was considered eccentric and wanted to change the way people saw the world
William Blake
I spoke about class divisions and social problems, and focused on child labor
William Blake
I illustrated and printed my own poetry
William Blake
I was orphaned at age 13
William Wordsworth
I graduated Cambridge with no title wealth or business sense
William Wordsworth
I lived in France during the revolution
William Wordsworth
The first 24 years of my life were filled with ups and downs until I reunited with my sister and met Coleridge
William Wordsworth
We produced "Lyrical Ballads"
Wordsworth and Coleridge
I am referred to as a "literary monument" and a "kindly old man"
William Wordsworth
I was previously known as George Gordon until I earned my title at age 10 when my cousin was killed in battle
Lord Byron
I was a celebrity during my life time
Lord Byron
I had club foot and a glandular problem
Lord Byron
I met Percy and Mary Shelley in Switzerland
Lord Byron
I found my greatest inspiration in Italy and my writings are referred to as Neoclassical
Lord Byron
I went to Turkey in 1823 to fight but died of fever before battle
Lord Byron
I was orphaned at age 14
John Keats
I became an apprentice of medicine but was never licensed
John Keats
I tended to my brother after writing my first collection but after he died, I fully gave myself to poetry
John Keats
Most of my greatest poetry was produced from 1818-1821, but I then contracted tuberculosis
John Keats
The Shelleys invited to care for me in Italy but I refused and moved to Rome instead, dying at age 25
John Keats
Shelly wrote "Adonais" upon my death and was found with a copy of my poetry in his pocket
John Keats
which expression tells you that the speaker in "she walks in beauty" admires the woman's gentleness?
"the tender light"
in she walks in beauty, what main idea does the third stanza structure emphasize
the speaker admires the woman's goodness
what quality in the woman's appearance creates "the nameless grace"
waves in her long black hair and contrast of her features
in stanza 3 of she walks in beauty, the rhythm and rhyme scheme reflects
a calm peace the speaker sees in the woman
what has happened to the statue in ozymandius
the statue has fallen apart over time
how does the speaker in ozymandius know about the broken statue
a person who has seen the statue tells the speaker
where are the king's works that the words on the pedestal in ozymandias, command people to "look on"
all have been destroyed over time
what sight in nature inspires the speaker's writing in "when i have fears that i may cease to be"
a night sky full of stars and clouds
"till love and fame to nothingness do sink". line 14 of when i have fears... the result of the speaker's thinking is that
death reduces fame and love to nothing
"hold like rich garners the full-ripened grain"; what does the full ripened grain in when i have fears.. describe
a large collection of finished poems
in lines 12 and 13, where is the shore of the wide world most likely located
the speaker's imagination
I said "I must create a system or be enslaved by another man's"
William Blake
What work ushered in the Romantic era?
Lyrical Ballads
What 2 revolutions sparked a change in culture at this time?
American and French
What battle did Napoleon lose to the English in 1815?
Waterloo
What was the questionable economic policy at the time?
Laissez Faire
What is the proper term for the literary character that George Gordon created?
Byronic Hero
What is one role a poet plays in society?
someone the world couldn't live without, an unacknowledged legislator of the world, and a representation of the cultural outlook of a country (the physician of humanity)
How does the traveler say the sculptor mocked Ozymandius?
he has a hard face with a sneer
What effect does iambic pentameter have on the last line of the poem?
it emphasizes the unchanging stretch of sand
I saw the sea as a nightmare vision
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I was the 13th child of my family
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I could read the bible by the age od 3
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The book "Arabian Nights" gave me nightmares
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I learned about poetry and the use of opium at Christ's Hospital
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I went to Cambridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I made myself fall in love with my wife Sarah
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I lost my confidence in poetry when Wordsworth attacked me for it
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I was expelled from Oxford for my borderline anarchist ideals
Percy Shelley
I abandoned my first wife to run away with my true love. My first wife then drowned herself.
Percy Shelley
My father in law is my literary idol
Percy Shelley
Just before my 30th birthday, my sailboat sunk and my body washed up two weeks later.
Percy Shelley
I wrote consistently throughout my entire life and I have more meaningful poetry than any other poet of the era.
Percy Shelley