Question

Match the lines of poetry with the tenet of Romanticism they BEST represent.

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A
I set her on my pacing steed,
And nothing else saw all day long,
For sidelong would she bend, and sing
A faery’s song.
She found me roots of relish sweet,
And honey wild, and manna-dew,
And sure in language strange she said—
‘I love thee true’.
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B
For he calls himself a Lamb:
He is meek & he is mild,
He became a little child:
I a child & thou a lamb,
We are called by his name.
Little Lamb God bless thee.
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C
For oft when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude,
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the Daffodils.
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D
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame.
They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o’er me--
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1: Imagination Over Reason.
2: Nature as a Source for Spiritual Nourishment.
3: An Innate Goodness and Innocence in Humanity.
4: Passionate Emotion.

Answer 1

The best answer for these would be:

1: Imagination Over Reason.

D

Half broken-hearted

To sever for years,

Pale grew thy cheek and cold,

Colder thy kiss;

I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,

A knell to mine ear;

A shudder comes o’er me--

2: Nature as a Source for Spiritual Nourishment.

C - For oft when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude,

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the Daffodils.

3: An Innate Goodness and Innocence in Humanity.

B - For he calls himself a Lamb:

He is meek & he is mild,

He became a little child:

I a child & thou a lamb,

We are called by his name.

Little Lamb God bless thee.

4: Passionate Emotion.

A - I set her on my pacing steed,

And nothing else saw all day long,

For sidelong would she bend, and sing

A faery’s song.

She found me roots of relish sweet,

And honey wild, and manna-dew,

And sure in language strange she said—

‘I love thee true’.

Answer 2

A. 1: Imagination Over Reason.

B. 3: An Innate Goodness and Innocence in Humanity.

C. 2: Nature as a Source for Spiritual Nourishment.

D. 4: Passionate Emotion

Step-by-step explanation:

These are all important tenets of the literary movement known as Romanticism. In option A, we see that the author talks about a "faery's song." This shows that he is focusing on imagination, as opposed to reason. In option B, we see that the author talks about a meek and mild lamb. This is a reference to the innocence of humanity. In option C, the author talks about the feeling that the daffodils give him. This shows that the author thinks of nature as a source of spiritual nourishment. Finally, option D talks about the feelings that the author has for someone, conveying the theme of passionate emotion.