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Preface to Lyrical Ballads

by William Wordsworth

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Preface to Lyrical Ballads Overview Quiz

  1. Which literary movement is associated with the Preface to Lyrical Ballads?

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  2. In what year was the Preface to Lyrical Ballads published?

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  3. Why did Wordsworth and Coleridge choose to use the language of the common man in their poetry?

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  4. What kind of life do the topics in Lyrical Ballads generally concern?

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  5. What type of work is the Preface to Lyrical Ballads?

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  6. Why does Wordsworth argue that poetry should be written in meter?

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  7. What was the purpose behind the collection of poems in Lyrical Ballads?

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  8. What does Wordsworth argue is the source of all good poetry?

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  9. What is one of the main subjects of the Preface to Lyrical Ballads?

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  10. Which genre does the Preface to Lyrical Ballads belong to?

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