ENG 10 XL | Mr. Wheeler NAME Fathers of Romanticism PER DATE

ENG 10 XL | Mr. Wheeler Fathers of Romanticism

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REVIEW & ASSESS: Part 1. William Wordsworth Thinking About the Selection. Respond to the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to refer to specific details to support your opinion when necessary.

"Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth

1. (a) Recall: How long has it been since the poet visited Tintern Abbey? (b) Infer: At what time of year does the poet make his second visit to the area? How do you know?

2. (a) Recall: How have the poet's memories of his first visit helped him? (b) Interpret: In line 36 of the poem, the poet mentions "another gift" that his contact with this rural scene bestowed upon him. Briefly describe this gift.

3. Compare and Contrast: Explain the difference in the poet's attitude on his first and on his second visit to Tintern Abbey.

4. (a) Summarize: What wish for his sister does the poet express toward the end of the poem? (b) Connect: What connection can you see between this wish, Wordsworth's thoughts in lines 22-31, and his hopes in lines 62-65? (c) Draw Conclusions: Is memory as important a force in the poem as nature? Explain.

5. Evaluate: Does Wordsworth express a deep truth about our relationships with nature, or are his reactions exaggerated? Support your answer.

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6. Take a Position: Do you agree with Wordsworth's ideas about our relationship with nature? Why or why not?

from The Prelude (Book XI: France) by William Wordsworth 7. (a) Recall: With what phrase does the speaker describe the early days of the French

Revolution? (b) Generalize: What basic values does his reaction reflect? (c) Interpret: What role did reason seem to play in the Revolution?

8. (a) Recall: What change in the course of the French Revolution caused a conflict in Wordsworth? (b) Interpret: What two reactions to this turn of events does Wordsworth describe?

9. (a) Interpret: What does Wordsworth say happened to him when his heart "had been turned aside / From Nature's way"? (b) Interpret: At the end of the excerpt, how has Wordsworth resolved his conflict? (c) Draw Conclusions: What change in his attitude toward reason does this experience bring about?

10. Make a Judgment: Do you think Wordsworth has given up political hopes too easily? Explain.

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"The World Is Too Much With Us" and "London, 1802" by William Wordsworth 11. Respond: When have you felt that "The world is too much with us"?

12. (a) Recall: In "The World Is Too Much With Us," what activities cause people to exhaust their "powers"? (b) Interpret: What does the speaker mean by the "world"?

13. (a) Recall: According to the speaker, with what are we "out of tune"? (b) Interpret: Why is being out of tune with these experiences such a loss? (c) Interpret: What relationship with nature does the poet envision at the end of the sonnet?

14. (a) Recall: According to "London, 1802," what is England like? (b) Analyze: What lacks or missing qualities have caused this condition? (c) Interpret: How would Milton's return help?

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15. Compare and contrast: How are the problems criticized in the two poems similar? How are they different?

16. Apply: Do Wordsworth's criticisms of England also apply to modern America? Explain.

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REVIEW & ASSESS: Part 2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Thinking About the Selection. Respond to the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to refer to specific details to support your opinion when necessary.

Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

17. Respond: How did your reaction to the ancient Mariner change as his story went on? Explain.

18. (a) Recall: On what occasion does the Mariner tell his story? (b) Interpret: Why do you think Coleridge chose this occasion for the poem?

19. (a) Recall: What contradictory connections does the crew make between the Albatross and the weather? (b) Recall: What does the Mariner do to the Albatross? (c) Infer: Why does the Mariner wear the Albatross around his neck?

20. (a) Recall: What happens to the Mariner's shipmates after the appearance of the Specter Woman and her Death-mate? (b) Generalize: What might this symbolize about the effect of guilt on an individual's perceptions of and relations with others?

21. (a) Infer: Why does the Albatross finally fall from the Mariner's neck? (b) Interpret: What do you think the Albatross symbolizes? Find evidence to support your answer.

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