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6. In Dejection, Which quote states that Coleridge's typical romanticizing of nature and God has been inverted to create a sense of dread and foreboding?

  • Upon the strings of the Eolian lute, which would be far better mute
  • And we aught behold, of higher worth , than inanimate cold world allowed
  • Suspends what nature gave me at at birth, My shaping of imagination
  • I see them so excellently fair, I see, not feel how beautiful they are!
  • This was my soul resource; my only plan

7. At the end of Frost at Midnight, what conclusion does Coleridge come to?

  • Romanticism YAY! Boo Modern life
  • But thou, my bade! shalt wonder like a by lakes and sandy shores breeze
  • To renounce the industrial life style in favour for a healthier lifestyle

8. In Dejection, Which quote does not support the idea that Coleridge has lost his gift of expressing his inner feelings of appreciation of nature and God?

  • Upon the strings of the Eolian lute, which would be far better mute
  • I see them so excellently fair, I see, not feel how beautiful they are!
  • And we aught behold, of higher worth , than inanimate cold world allowed
  • I see them so excellently fair, I see, not feel how beautiful they are!
  • This was my soul resource; my only plan

9. Why does Rime of the Ancient start the way it does?

  • Being withdrawn from joyful situation to be educated about a somber tale reflects the message of the poem
  • The joyful start of the poem juxtapose to the dismal majority creates a sense of tonal whiplash. this interests the reader
  • It shows how unpredictable and unbias the forces of nature can be

10. What popularized romanticism during the 18th century?

  • Romanticism embodied key, Christian philosophies that attracted many church goers such as posing nature as God's perfect creation, self improvement through nature and punishment and believing that any sins against God will be punished.
  • While the vast majority was fascinated about economic progression, romanticist favored self-enlightenment through connection with nature
  • When Darwinism began to become popular, the publ;ic was much less enthusiastic to dedicate themselves to absolute Christian faith and viewed Romanticism as much more acceptable alternative
  • AT this point in time, the country side area was more available than ever, so many people could witness the beauty of nature.

11. When Coleridge writes "So sweetly they stirred and haunted me with wild pleasure" What he is talking about

  • The Aeolian lute
  • The old church Bells
  • The smoothing sounds and sensations he heard in a dream
  • The gentle waves of the sea

12. Which one of these quotes does not empathizes Coleridge's desperate need for sleep

  • When my own scream awakened me from my own dream
  • distempers worst calamity
  • Only a sense of supplication
  • I prayed aloud, In anguish and agony

13. Which quote belongs to Kubla Kahn

  • So sweetly they stirred and haunted me with wild pleasure
  • The honey drew hath fed, drunk off the milk of paradise
  • At once the soul of each, the God of all!
  • Upon the strings of the Aeolian lute, which would be far better mute

14. At once the Soul of each, _______

  • And God of one?
  • And God of all?
  • And all of God?
  • And One with God?

15. Which quote belongs to Rime of the ancient mariner

  • At once soul at each, the God of all?
  • So sweetly they stirred and haunted me with wild pleasurer
  • The very deep did rot
  • The honey drew hath fed, drunk off the milk of paradise
  • Upon the strings of the Eolian lute, which would be far better mute

16. In Which poem fully encapsulates Coleridge's Views about the Christian God

  • "Eternal strength and wisdom there are" He believes in omnipresent forces just not exactly the traditional version of God
  • In the Aeolian Harp, Coleridge describes his lover's traditional beliefs as inconceivable.
  • In Rime, Coleridge includes supernatural spirits with paranormal abilities suggesting he's much more superstitious than religious
  • "At one the soul of each, God of all" Instead of finding God in a church or a Cathedral, Coleridge tries to find the Christian lord and Jesus in nature with all it's beauty.

17. Which quote is from Frost at Midnight...?

  • Huge Fragments revolted like rebounding hail
  • Fixed with Mock study on my swimming book, Save if the door half-opened, I catch a hasty glance , and still my heart leaped
  • By Woman wailing for her Demon Lover
  • Suspends what nature gave me at at birth, My shaping of imagination

18. In which line does religious penance and the acceptance of pain not appear in appear in.

  • To whom I love, I love indeed
  • A tale of less affright
  • Great Universal teacher! he shall mould my spiri
  • I pass, like night, to land to land

19. Which of these is not a form of ancient, self imposed religious punishment's

  • Starving one's self of water so he may better appreciate God's gifts
  • Unhealthily spending so much time praying for forgiveness from God in complete supplication
  • Wandering from land to land without food or money to act penance
  • To Catholically confess your sins and receive absoltotion

20. How does Coleridge set up the start of The Rime of the Ancient Marinar?

  • with some positive imagery "Merrily did we drop" + "The sun came up on the left"
  • The Mariner withdraws a guest from a wedding to tell him cautionary tale
  • The narrator describes the day he sailed as
  • An extract from Sir Patrick's ballad