Question

Read the following excerpt from the poem “The West Wind” by John Masefield:

It's a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine,
Apple orchards blossom there, and the air's like wine.
There is cool green grass there, where men may lie at rest,
And the thrushes are in song there, fluting from the nest.
What two characteristics does this poem share with romantic works? an admiration for nature the depiction of extreme emotions a sense of longing for rural surroundings the use of rhyming verse.

Answer 1

The correct answers are A) an admiration for nature and C) a sense of longing for rural surroundings.

The two characteristics that this poem shares with romantic works are the following: an admiration for nature and a sense of longing for rural surroundings.

The poem “The West Wind” was written by John Masefield. AS part of the Romantic Poems, "The West Wind" expresses a deep admiration for the elements of nature and a nostalgia for the woods. Romantic poetry received the influence of the Enlightenment ideals of the 1700s. Poems in Romanticism focuses on the expressions of emotions instead of reason or logic.