The Legacy of William Wordsworth: A Romantic Icon

21. What major work, did William Wordsworth, begin in 1798, and continue, to revise throughout, his life?

Ans. (The Prelude)..

 

22. Who did, influence, William Wordsworth’s early, poetic development,?

Ans. (Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Dorothy Wordsworth)..

 

23. What philosophical concept, greatly did influence, William Wordsworth’s poetry?

Ans. (Pantheism)..

 

24. What year, did William Wordsworth die,?

Ans. (1850)..

 

25. Where is, William Wordsworth buried,?

Ans. (St. Oswald’s Churchyard, Grasmere)..

 

26. How did, William Wordsworth’s view, of the French Revolution, change over time,?

Ans. (He initially supported it, but became disillusioned ,after the Reign of Terror)..

 

27. Which poem ,did William Wordsworth, write to honor a fellow poet, Thomas Chatterton,?

Ans. (Resolution, and Independence)..

 

28. In what poem, does, William Wordsworth describe, a visit to Tintern Abbey,?

Ans. (Lines Composed ,a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey)..

 

29. What literary period, is William Wordsworth, connected with,?

Ans. (Romanticism)..

 

30. Which poem of William Wordsworth reflects, on the beauty ,of a solitary reaper, in a field?

Ans. (The Solitary Reaper)..

 

31. What is, a major characteristic, of William Wordsworth’s poetry,?

Ans. (Emphasis, on emotion, and natural beauty)..

 

32. What did inspire William Wordsworth, to write:(The World is Too Much with Us)?

Ans. (The industrialization ,and materialism of the modern world)..

 

33. Which poem, by William Wordsworth, is a tribute ,to his daughter Dora?

Ans.  (Surprised by Joy)..

 

34. What poetic form is, William Wordsworth particularly famous for revitalizing,?

Ans. (sonnet)..

 

35. In (Tintern Abbey) what does Wordsworth express, about nature,?

Ans. (Its healing ,and restorative power)..

 

36. What was, the original subtitle of (The Prelude).?

Ans.  (Growth of a Poet’s Mind)..

 

37. Which renowned river is, mentioned, in Wordsworth’s poem (Composed upon Westminster Bridge).?

Ans. ( Thames River)..

 

38. What did, William Wordsworth, and Coleridge aim to achieve with (Lyrical Ballads).?

Ans. (To redefine poetry ,and make it more accessible)..

 

39. Which William Wordsworth, poem describes, his childhood experiences skating, on ice?

Ans.  ( Prelude)..

 

40. How did, William Wordsworth’s poetic style, change later, in his career?

Ans. (It became more conservative, and moralistic)..

41.Where was, William Wordsworth born?

Ans. (Cockermouth, Cumberland, England)..

 

42.When was, William Wordsworth born?

Ans. (7^th April ,1770)..