Top 50+ Solved Preface to the Lyrical Ballads - William WordsWorth MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Wordsworth states, “Poetry sheds no tears such as Angels weep, but natural and
a. earthly tears”
b. childish tears”
c. human tears”
d. mournful tears”
Q. Wordsworth believes that a poet is,
a. “a man speaking to poets”
b. “a man speaking to men”
c. “a man speaking to human”
d. “a man speaking to God”
Q. Wordsworth feels that Poetry is the image of
a. human beings and nature
b. men and women
c. God and human
d. man and nature
Q. The language of every good poem can in no respect differ from that of good __.
a. Drama
b. Prose
c. Novel
d. Tragi- comedy
Q. Wordsworth said the poet should use the __ for removing what would otherwise bepainful or disgusting in the passion.
a. Principal of selection
b. Metrical composition
c. Personification of abstract ideas
d. Real language of men
Q. Who said that poetry is the most philosophic of all writing?
a. William Wordsworth
b. William Shakespeare
c. Aristotle
d. Matthew Arnold
Q. In what ways is Lyrical Ballads different from much of the poetry that was popular when it was published?
a. It calls for even more strict and rigid poetic forms
b. It features poems that focus on nature and rural communities
c. It contains poems that are more complicated and academic in tone.
d. It sought to stimulate the reader’s reasoning min
Q. According to Wordsworth, poetic diction has
a. Rules
b. No rules
c. Rustic language
d. Simple language