15 Imp. One-liner Questions about William Wordsworth
1- Whose poetry was in search of sublime moments, as well as beauty in the lives of simple rural people?
Ans- Wordsworth’s poetry
2- When was The Prelude begun?
Ans- In 1799
3- Which work of S. T. Coleridge’s contained an analysis of a broad range of philosophical life?
Ans- Biographia Literaria
4- When was The Prelude completed?
Ans- In 1850
5- When was The Prelude published?
Ans- In 1850, after his death
6- When was the first version of The Prelude published?
Ans- In 1799
7- When was the second version of The Prelude published?
Ans- In 1805
8- How many books were there in the first version of The Prelude?
Ans- 2 books
9- How many books were there in the second version of The Prelude?
Ans- 13 books
10- When was the final version of The Prelude published?
Ans- In 1850
11- How many books were there in the final version of The Prelude?
Ans- 14 books
12- What was the subtitle of The Prelude?
Ans- Growth of a Poet’s Mind; An Autobiographical Poem
13- In which poem did Wordsworth describe the beauty and richness of childhood?
Ans- The Prelude
14- To more than infant softness, giving me, /Among the fretful dwellings of mankind.” From which poem has this line been taken?
Ans- The Prelude
15- Who described Wordsworth’s poem The Prelude as a ‘lyrical bildungsroman’?
Ans- Richard Clarke