Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples Quizzes

Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples Quiz

1 In 1818, Shelley did NOT encounter which of following obstacles?
financial difficulties

the death of his close friend

the death of his young daughter

self-doubt
2 "Dejection" means _______
a feeling of longing

a state of being outcast

a sad, depressed state

a feeling of happiness
3 "Yet now despair itself is ______"
mild

deepened

gone

forgotten
4 "Alas! I have nor hope nor ______"
health

happiness

home

heaven
5 In the first two stanzas, Shelley devotes most of the lines to describing ______
his emotional state

his reason for visiting the coast

his love for Italy

the poem's setting in Naples
6 Which English philosopher wrote about the sublime in a 1757 treatise?
Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Cavendish

Edmund Burke

William Godwin
7 Which feature of the natural world best corresponds the speaker's emotional state?
the sunlight

the mountains

the ocean

the wind
8 The sublime refers to
getting lost in one's thoughts

a vivid memory of the past

a feeling of deep depression

the intense experience of finding oneself overwhelmed by a grand, immeasurable object or emotion
9 Why was Shelley expelled from Oxford?
he stopping going to classes

for publishing a treatise on atheism

he left willingly

for his poor academic performance
10 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?
Emotion

Nature

Alienation

Community
11 Which thought comforts the speaker as he stands before the ocean?
the beauty of the waves

the warm sunlight

his death

the pleasures of the city
12 Besides hope and health, the speaker lacks
fame

leisure

love

all are correct
13 Which best describes the tone of the poem?
despondent

light

hopeful

detached
14 Which of the following literary devices does Shelley NOT use?
understatement

alliteration

imagery

similie
15 Which fellow Romantic poet and friend was living in Italy the same time as Shelley?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Lord Byron

John Keats

William Wordsworth
16 By the end of the poem, the speaker seems to feel
happiness

loss

deeper despair

hope
17 "They might lament—for I am one/ Whom men love not,—and yet _____"
regret

correct

collect

beset
18 The sounds of the city are soft like _____
Solitude

Loneliness

Desolation

Sorrow
19 "Monotony" means
dull repetition

leisure

intense pleasure

dynamic change
20 How did the sage find happiness?
through atonement

through death

through revenge

through meditation
21 The speaker makes an analogy between the memory of his death and ________
the memory of this passing day

a poem that no one reads

the city settling down for the night

the motion of the waves
22 Which is an example of alliteration?
seaweeds strown

like a tired child

fast and bright

content surpassing wealth
23 Who or what is the antagonist of the poem?
the city

the waves

the speaker

despair
24 Which other Romantic figures are known for utilizing the sublime in their work?
Mary Shelley

William Wordsworth

all are correct

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
25 "Lament" means
to praise

to passionately express sorrow

to destroy

to gravely insult

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