Pearson Edexcel International A Level · English Literature (YET01)

The Romantics: prescribed poems from English Romantic Verse, Editor David Wright, (Penguin Classics, 1973): Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

In Wordsworth's 'Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey', how does the speaker's relationship with nature change over the five-year interval mentioned in the poem?

Question 2

1 mark

In William Blake's 'The Tyger' from Songs of Experience, how does the rhetorical question 'Did he who made the Lamb make thee?' contribute to the poem's thematic exploration of the Creator?

Question 3

1 mark

In John Keats's 'Ode to a Nightingale', how does the transition from the bird's song to the word 'Forlorn' in the final stanza affect the poem's structure and theme?

Question 4

4 marks

In 'Lines Written in Early Spring' from The Romantics, how does William Wordsworth utilize the contrast between the 'birds' around him and 'what man has made of man' to establish the poem's central conflict?

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Question 5

6 marks

Examine the function of the 'Cold Pastoral' in Keats's 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'. How does this paradoxical phrase encapsulate the speaker's complex attitude toward the immortality of art versus the transience of human life?

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Question 6

6 marks

William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience provide contrasting views of the same social and religious institutions.

With reference to both the Innocence and Experience versions of 'Holy Thursday', explore how Blake uses imagery and tone to critique 18th-century society.

Your answer should address:
a) The portrayal of the children and their 'beadles' or guardians in each poem.
b) The use of color and sensory imagery to evoke either a sense of divine order or social hypocrisy.
c) How the rhythmic structure of each poem influences the reader's perception of the children's situation.

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Question 7

7 marks

In English Romantic Verse, poets often use the natural world as a mirror for human emotion and philosophical inquiry. Compare how William Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe Shelley present the relationship between man and nature.

Refer to 'Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey' and 'Ode to the West Wind' in your answer. You should explore:
a) The use of imagery and symbolism to represent natural forces.
b) The role of memory and the sublime in the poets' experiences.
c) How the structure of each poem reflects the poet's internal state.
d) The extent to which nature is presented as a benevolent or a destructive power.

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