ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Wrote romances, but not a Romantic poet:
A
William Wordsworth
B
William Blake
C
William Shakespeare
D
John Keats
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Shakespearean sonnets are considered among the most romantic poems ever written. It was the bard who kickstarted the modern love poetry movement with a collection of 154 love sonnets. You can still hear many of these on Valentine’s Day and in marriage ceremonies today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Expert-Verified Answer. (C) Gray is not a romantic poet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although Blake struggled to make a living from his work during his lifetime his influence and ideas are possibly the strongest of all the Romantic poets.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Wordsworth was one of the founders of English Romanticism and one its most central figures and important intellects.

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