Question

Which of the following statements describes the relationship of William Blake and Thomas Gray to William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

A) The first pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. The second pair critiqued the first and ushered in a new form of romanticism.
B) The first pair were the first to identify themselves as Enlightenment authors. The second pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics.
C) The first pair were Enlightenment authors with romantic characteristics. The second pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics.
D) The first pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. The second pair compiled the works of the first pair.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) The first pair were Enlightenment authors with romantic characteristics. The second pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics.

That is why many people consider William Blake to be pre-romanticist due to his high subjectivity and mythical and mystical aspects of his poetry.