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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. What is Coleridge hoping to show the reader?

2. How was Southey treated by critics?

3. What does Coleridge mention as Southey's writing?

4. Coleridge feels that people are concerned with the origination of which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Coleridge describe Wordsworth's theory of style?

2. Who did Coleridge feel he could identify with most?

3. How does Coleridge compare the style of old and modern poets?

4. What importance does Coleridge put on blame?

5. What is Coleridge's general view of writing?

6. How does Coleridge describe pedantry?

7. How did Coleridge's writing style change?

8. Describe Coleridge's personal philosophy regarding the spirit of man.

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

10. How does Coleridge describe the motives of men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the qualities of an unfair review, according to Coleridge? Describe what a fair review would consist of, for Coleridge. How do your views compare?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the way Coleridge compares Wordsworth to Samuel Daniel and Crowley. What strengths and weaknesses does he discover in his comparison? Who does Coleridge find to be the strongest of these three writers, and why?

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