Lines Written in Early Spring (AQA GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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In which year was 'Lines Written in Early Spring' published?
In which year was 'Lines Written in Early Spring' published?
1798
What literary movement did Wordsworth help to launch?
What literary movement did Wordsworth help to launch?
The Romantic Age
What two emotions does the poem express?
What two emotions does the poem express?
Joy from nature & sadness from mankind
Which device is used in 'I heard a thousand blended notes'?
Which device is used in 'I heard a thousand blended notes'?
Hyperbole
Which device is used in 'every flower / Enjoys the air it breathes'?
Which device is used in 'every flower / Enjoys the air it breathes'?
Personification
Which line uses repetition to express lamentation?
Which line uses repetition to express lamentation?
What man has made of man
What form does the poem use for its stanzas?
What form does the poem use for its stanzas?
Quatrains
What tone does the poem's iambic tetrameter provide?
What tone does the poem's iambic tetrameter provide?
Rhythmic & meditative
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's quatrains?
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's quatrains?
ABAB
What does 'What man has made of man' highlight?
What does 'What man has made of man' highlight?
Human disconnection from nature
What ideal does the flower personification reflect?
What ideal does the flower personification reflect?
Nature has spirit & emotion
What does the imagery 'budding twigs spread out their fan' symbolise?
What does the imagery 'budding twigs spread out their fan' symbolise?
Renewal & cyclical nature of life