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The following quiz includes questions relating the poets and poetry found within the Romantic era, as well as various poetic devices.

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Poetic Devices and Terminology used within Romantic Poetry

Poetic Devices and Terminology used within Romantic Poetry

Question 1 of 10

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When was the Romantic era?

Select one of the following:

  • 1901-1911

  • 1431-1512

  • 1770-1850

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Which of the following is an OLD generation Romantic Poet?

Select one of the following:

  • John Keats

  • William Blake

  • Percy Bysshe Shelley

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

What was one of the main recurring themes found within many poems during the Romantic era?

Select one of the following:

  • Nature

  • Death

  • The sky

  • Politicians

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

When would a poet make use of Synecdoche?

Select one of the following:

  • To emphasise a point

  • To represent a whole using a part

  • To compare one thing to another

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What is a simile?

Select one of the following:

  • Emphasis of certain words

  • Repetitions of certain sounds within a group of words

  • Comparing two things using the words 'like' or 'as'

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What structure is unique to a Petrachan sonnet?

Select one of the following:

  • Has 12 lines.

  • Has an Octave and a Sestet

  • Has 8 lines and a rhyming couplet

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Which book of poetry was written first by William Blake?

Select one of the following:

  • Songs of Innocence

  • Songs of Experience

  • Romeo and Juliet

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

What influenced New generation poets such as John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley?

Select one of the following:

  • People

  • Earlier poets and politics

  • Essayists and earlier poets

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

New Generation Romantic poets lived long lives and died at old ages.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Which poet wrote the poem "Tyger"?

Select one of the following:

  • William Blake

  • William Wordsworth

  • John Keats

  • None of the above

Explanation

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