1.06 quiz: analyze "kubla khan" check my answers:

1. which is not a value of romanticism?
individual
reason (answer)
imagination
nature

2.what element in nature best thrills the speaker in "i wandered lonely as a cloud"?
daffodils (answer)
loneliness
clouds
waves

3.what device does the poet wordsworth use in "lines written in early spring" when he says "every flower enjoys the air it breathes"?

personification (answer)
rhyme
imagery
symbolism

4.which word best describes the structure and sound of "lines written in early spring"?

rigid
fantastic
simple
unnatural(answer)

5. in "kubla khan," the pleasure-dome most likely represents

the conquest of china
imaginative creation
the dangers of reason
the lure of love(answer)

6.when the speaker refers to "nature's holy plan" in "lines written in early spring," he is suggesting that

all people should live in the countryside
nature's way is superior to humanity's way(answer)
churches should be full of natural objects
he discovered a book of rules when he was out in nature

7.according to most romantic poets, nature
can nourish the soul(answer)
is the source of human troubles
does not have any power
is the inspiration for all technology

8.what is true in both of the wordsworth poems?
the speaker suffers from loneliness.
humans value society over the individual.
the speaker worries about humanity. (answer)
nature offers wisdom. or (answer)
*not sure here *

9.what is the primary effect coleridge achieves in "kubla khan"?
a fragmented dream
a realistic portrayal
a memorable melody
a tormented love story(answer)

10.both the rationalists and the romantics believed in

the value of the individual(answer)
the importance of logic
the mystery of nature
the significance of restraint

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