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

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleridge says that Wordsworth experimented with his poems by using what kind of language?

2. Who was Coleridge in debt to?

3. Coleridge says that which kind of works feature nature and buildings?

4. Coleridge says that he often disagreed with Wordsorth, but always interpreted his words in which way?

5. Coleridge says that Wordsworth's descriptions come directly from which of the following?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role the theme of redemption plays in Coleridge's Biographia Literaria. Is the text one attempt at redemption?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the influence Descartes and Kant had on Coleridge, his philosophy, and his writing.

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