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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Wordsworth's experimental poem?

2. How does Coleridge compare Wordsworth and Samuel Daniel in terms of diction?

3. According to Coleridge, meter results from an interplay between which combination?

4. Wordsworth said that there was no difference between metrical composition and which of the following?

5. According to Coleridge, who has the most quotable lines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One major theme in Biographia Literaria is cause and effect. Demonstrate how this is true with at least two pieces of evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What is Coelridge's personal philosophy? Why does Coleridge seek to explore philosophers? Is he accurate in his depictions of philosophy and mankind?

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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