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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 read which type of writing by William Bowles?

2. Which description matches the relationship Coleridge and Wordsworth had?

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

4. According to Coleridge, who refined the mechanics of Kant's theories?

5. Coleridge says that informative reviews emphasize which quality?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is pedantry an issue in poetry?

2. What comments about mankind does Coleridge make in Chapter V?

3. What does Coleridge say about Italian poetry?

4. How did Wordsworth experiment with poetry, and how did he fare?

5. How did Coleridge's writing style change?

6. Why does Coleridge quote Wordsworth?

7. What does Coleridge believes makes a review salable?

8. Why was Kant a favorite of Coleridge's?

9. What does Coleridge say of his only chance to ever anger anybody?

10. How does Coleridge think genius can be shown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Coleridge say about pedantry? Why does he think pedantry is an issue in poetry? Do you agree?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Coleridge quotes others to support his arguments, such as the time he quotes Shakespeare in Chapter II to discuss his rivals. Choose one time that Coleridge quotes another author that is most memorable to you. Describe the occurrence and then discuss the reasons why this quote is relevant and significant to Biographia Literaria.

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