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by William Wordsworth

Wordsworth's Poetical Works Quiz 1

1. Where does "The Solitary Reaper" take place?

  • England
  • Ireland
  • Scotland
  • France

2. Who is singing in "The Solitary Reaper"?

  • A circle of temptresses
  • A muse
  • A goddess
  • A beautiful girl

3. How will the speaker of "The Solitary Reaper" remember the young girl?

  • He will carry her song in his heart
  • He forgets her the second he leaves her
  • The two will correspond through letters
  • He will keep a small painting of her with him

4. What is rare about "The Soiltary Reaper"?

  • It is broken into four stanzas
  • It is about a beautiful girl
  • It does not come from Wordsworth's own experiences
  • It takes place in Scotland

5. Who is "London, 1802" addressed to?

  • Dorothy Wordsworth
  • Mother Nature
  • John Milton
  • God

6. Why does Wordsworth want Milton to come back in "London, 1802"?

  • He wants to know where Milton has gone
  • He feels that Milton owes his life to the English people
  • He wants Milton to save himself by saving others
  • He wants Milton to show England how to be virtuous again

7. What form is "London, 1802" written in?

  • Sonnet
  • Sestina
  • Pantoum
  • Haiku

8. What meter is a typical sonnet written in?

  • Spondaic Tetrameter
  • Iambic Pentameter
  • Iambic Tetrameter
  • Iambic Trimeter

9. What kind of imagery does Wordsworth use to describe Milton?

  • Clothing imagery
  • Animal imagery
  • Religious imagery
  • Natural imagery

10. What is Wordsworth looking at in "Composed upon Westminster Bridge"?

  • A building
  • A harbor
  • A city
  • A field

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