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1 ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of Romanticism NAME PER DATE REVIEW & ASSESS: Part 1. William Wordsworth Thinking About the Selection. Respond to the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to refer to specific details to support your opinion when necessary. Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth 1. (a) Recall: How long has it been since the poet visited Tintern Abbey? (b) Infer: At what time of year does the poet make his second visit to the area? How do you know? 2. (a) Recall: How have the poet s memories of his first visit helped him? (b) Interpret: In line 36 of the poem, the poet mentions another gift that his contact with this rural scene bestowed upon him. Briefly describe this gift. 3. Compare and Contrast: Explain the difference in the poet s attitude on his first and on his second visit to Tintern Abbey. 4. (a) Summarize: What wish for his sister does the poet express toward the end of the poem? (b) Connect: What connection can you see between this wish, Wordsworth s thoughts in lines 22-31, and his hopes in lines 62-65? (c) Draw Conclusions: Is memory as important a force in the poem as nature? Explain. 5. Evaluate: Does Wordsworth express a deep truth about our relationships with nature, or are his reactions exaggerated? Support your answer.

2 ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of British Romanticism 2 6. Take a Position: Do you agree with Wordsworth s ideas about our relationship with nature? Why or why not? from The Prelude (Book XI: France) by William Wordsworth 7. (a) Recall: With what phrase does the speaker describe the early days of the French Revolution? (b) Generalize: What basic values does his reaction reflect? (c) Interpret: What role did reason seem to play in the Revolution? 8. (a) Recall: What change in the course of the French Revolution caused a conflict in Wordsworth? (b) Interpret: What two reactions to this turn of events does Wordsworth describe? 9. (a) Interpret: What does Wordsworth say happened to him when his heart had been turned aside / From Nature s way? (b) Interpret: At the end of the excerpt, how has Wordsworth resolved his conflict? (c) Draw Conclusions: What change in his attitude toward reason does this experience bring about? 10. Make a Judgment: Do you think Wordsworth has given up political hopes too easily? Explain.

3 ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of British Romanticism 3 The World Is Too Much With Us and London, 1802 by William Wordsworth 11. Respond: When have you felt that The world is too much with us? 12. (a) Recall: In The World Is Too Much With Us, what activities cause people to exhaust their powers? (b) Interpret: What does the speaker mean by the world? 13. (a) Recall: According to the speaker, with what are we out of tune? (b) Interpret: Why is being out of tune with these experiences such a loss? (c) Interpret: What relationship with nature does the poet envision at the end of the sonnet? 14. (a) Recall: According to London, 1802, what is England like? (b) Analyze: What lacks or missing qualities have caused this condition? (c) Interpret: How would Milton s return help?

4 ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of British Romanticism Compare and contrast: How are the problems criticized in the two poems similar? How are they different? 16. Apply: Do Wordsworth s criticisms of England also apply to modern America? Explain.

5 ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of British Romanticism 5 REVIEW & ASSESS: Part 2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Thinking About the Selection. Respond to the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to refer to specific details to support your opinion when necessary. Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 17. Respond: How did your reaction to the ancient Mariner change as his story went on? Explain. 18. (a) Recall: On what occasion does the Mariner tell his story? (b) Interpret: Why do you think Coleridge chose this occasion for the poem? 19. (a) Recall: What contradictory connections does the crew make between the Albatross and the weather? (b) Recall: What does the Mariner do to the Albatross? (c) Infer: Why does the Mariner wear the Albatross around his neck? 20. (a) Recall: What happens to the Mariner s shipmates after the appearance of the Specter Woman and her Death-mate? (b) Generalize: What might this symbolize about the effect of guilt on an individual s perceptions of and relations with others? 21. (a) Infer: Why does the Albatross finally fall from the Mariner s neck? (b) Interpret: What do you think the Albatross symbolizes? Find evidence to support your answer.

6 ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of British Romanticism (a) Recall: What is the Mariner s lifelong penance? (b) Analyze: How does his story affect his listener? (c) Draw Conclusions: What larger lesson about human life might his story suggest? 23. Take a Position: In today s world, people who have been through harrowing experiences often tell their stories in books and on talk shows, just as the Mariner tells the story of his trials. Do you think this type of response is appropriate? Explain. Kubla Kahn by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 24. (a) Recall: Describe the pleasure dome and its setting. (b) Compare and Contrast: Compare the associations of the deep romantic chasm with those of the dome. (c) Analyze: What makes the pleasure dome and its setting seem beautiful? What makes them sinister? 25. (a) Recall: What comes from the chasm, and what are its effects? (b) Draw Conclusions: The pleasure dome might be thought of as a work of art. What does the existence of the chasm on the site of the dome suggest about the relation between constructive and chaotic, or wild, forces in art?

7 ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of British Romanticism (a) Interpret: In the last stanza, if the speaker were able to revive his vision, what would he do? What effect would it have on all who heard? (b) Summarize: How would all who heard then react to the speaker? 27. (a) Interpret: What does the holy dread experienced by all who heard suggest about the power of art? (b) Connect: What connection can you find between this dread and the existence of the chasm at the site of the dome? 28. Evaluate: Consider a work of art that has had a strong effect on you. Do you think your experience of this work supports Coleridge s views? Explain.

3. Compare and Contrast: Explain the difference in the poet s attitude on his first and on his second visit to Tintern Abbey.

3. Compare and Contrast: Explain the difference in the poet s attitude on his first and on his second visit to Tintern Abbey. ENG 10 XL Mr. Wheeler Fathers of Romanticism NAME PER DATE REVIEW & ASSESS: Part 1. William Wordsworth Thinking About the Selection. Respond to the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure