William Wordsworth

"Come forth into the light of things, Let ________ be your teacher."

He attended __________________ but did not take to academic life.

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...he lived for a year in France, where he became a strong supporter of the __________ ideals of the French Revolution.

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Wordsworth believed that poetry should be written in laymen's terms.

• True

• False

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The verse in Lyrical Ballads contains portraits of nature and of ___________ but noble people.

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...Wordsworth poetic powers declined as his conservatism, derived from ____________ over the failures of the French Revolution increased.

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Wordsworth was known for his radical, leftist views for all of his life.

• True

• False

Match the best example of an allusion to its source.

• The Odyssey

• "Keep cool or loose your head."

• The Bible

• "It washed away our faults"

• Greek Mythology

• "Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea"

• The French Revolution

• "She will leave you stone cold."

The poem bemoans humanity's separation from nature, suggesting that people who have become inspired by __________ things might be happier if they were still in touch with values of pagan times.

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Choose the best definition of exultation.

• Reserved jubilation

• Unbridled enthusiasm

• Revered woe

• subdued merriment

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