A. 1798
B. 1799
C. 1800
D. 1801
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Literary Criticism MCQs
According to Wordsworth ____________ is not essential to poetry
A. Metre
B. Imagination
C. Talent
D. Rhyme
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Wordsworth was primarily
A. a critic
B. a poet
C. an essayist
D. a philosopher
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The only difference between the language of Prose and the language of Poetry is_________
A. Use of Rhythm
B. Use of Words
C. Use of feelings
D. Use of Metre
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Wordsworth’s preface can be seen as a forceful plea for simplicity both in
A. idea and feeling
B. sentiment an d exposition
C. expression and elucidation
D. theme and treatment
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Who comments, “the end of writing is to instruct, The end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing”
A. Shakespeare
B. Arnold
C. Dr. Johnson
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Wordsworth’s preface declares the dawn of
A. English Romantic Movement
B. British Romantic Movement
C. European Romantic Movement
D. Anglo-saxon Romantic Movement
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Wordsworth gives much importance to the ________ of poetry
A. Fancy
B. Language
C. Feelings
D. Imagination
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The dominant theme of Wordsworth’s preface is
A. poetic diction
B. poetic argument
C. poetic criticism
D. poetic license
✅ The correct answer is option A.
According to Wordsworth Poetry is the first and last of all…
A. Wisdom
B. Truth
C. Inspiration
D. Knowledge
✅ The correct answer is option D.