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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleridge feels he cannot afford any indignation at which of the following?

2. How was Southey treated by critics?

3. What is the second emotion Coleridge says he does not understand toward him?

4. According to Coleridge, people are concerned with problems of the _____?

5. Coleridge feels it is necessary to address which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is imagination, according to Coleridge?

2. Describe Coleridge's campaign against religion.

3. What importance does Coleridge put on blame?

4. What is metrical composition?

5. How does the chain of association work?

6. How did Coleridge's writing style change?

7. Why does Coleridge find Wordsworth quotable?

8. Is Coleridge controversial?

9. What opinions does Coleridge have of Wordsworth's diction?

10. How does Coleridge describe delirium?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the list of theses that Coleridge mentions? Choose one of the theses to explore in-depth in your essay. Explain what it is as well as its significance.

Essay Topic 2

What relationship did Coleridge have with critics? Was this reputation earned?

Essay Topic 3

What emphasis does Coleridge place on Italian culture? What influence does Italian culture have on poetry, according to Coleridge?

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