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Romantic Poetry: Using your ideas and thoughts without outside sources, answer the following questions

1. William Wordsworth, in "The World Is Too Much With Us," criticizes the so-called progress of industrial capitalism. Where do you see an example of that in the poem?

2. William Blake's "London" and "The Chimney-sweeper" are both examples of social criticism. What or who are some targets for Blake?

3. Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is one of the most often read poems of the Romantics. For the author, what is the long-term benefit of his experience with the daffodils? (Consider the last stanza.)

4. Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" is considered one of the great masterpieces of Romanticism. The poet equates God and Nature. This is a difficult poem, but consider what it says about Nature, especially lines 93-103.

5. The Romantics thought they were writing simple poetry that anyone could easily read. Do you agree? Why or why not?

6. What similar themes do you see in Romantic poetry and painting?