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Poet of Nature --- William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850)

April 17, 2026
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Q: Who is known as the Poet of Nature?

A: William Wordsworth

Q: When was Wordsworth born?

A: 1770

Q: Where was Wordsworth born?

A: Cockermouth, England

Q: Which movement is Wordsworth associated with?

A: Romantic Movement

Q: Name Wordsworth’s famous collaboration with Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

A: Lyrical Ballads

Q: In which year was Lyrical Ballads published?

A: 1798

Q: Which poem is addressed to Milton?

A: London, 1802

Q: What is Wordsworth’s famous definition of poetry?

A: “Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”

Q: Who was Wordsworth’s sister and close companion?

A: Dorothy Wordsworth

Q: Wordsworth became Poet Laureate in which year?

A: 1843

Q: Which theme is central to Wordsworth’s poetry?

A: Nature

Q: What is the main idea of Wordsworth’s poetry?

A: Connection between man and nature

Q: Wordsworth believed poetry should be written for whom?

A: Common people

Q: What is the setting of most of Wordsworth’s poetry?

A: Nature and rural life

Q: Which Wordsworth poem includes memories of the River Wye?

A: Tintern Abbey

Q: Which poetic form did Wordsworth often use?

A: Blank verse

Q: By what name was The Prelude (Wordsworth’s magnum opus) originally known?

A: The Poem to Coleridge

Q: Which poem reflects immortality and loss of childhood vision?

A: Ode: Intimations of Immortality

Q: In which year did Wordsworth die?

A: 1850

Q: Who titled and published The Prelude after Wordsworth’s death?

A: His wife

Q: When was The Prelude published?

A: 1850

Q: Which poet collaborated with Wordsworth in launching Romanticism?

A: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Q: When did Wordsworth debut as a writer?

A: 1787

Q: Where was Wordsworth’s first sonnet published?

A: The European Magazine

Q: What major work did Wordsworth begin in Goslar 1798–99?

A: The Prelude

Q: Which famous group of poems did Wordsworth write in Goslar?

A: Lucy Poems

Q: What were Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey collectively called?

A: Lake Poets

Q: What literary group did Wordsworth belong to with Coleridge and Southey?

A: Lake Poets

Q: What themes dominated Wordsworth’s poetry during this period?

A: Death, endurance, separation, grief

Q: What emotional condition influenced Wordsworth’s writing in Germany?

A: Loneliness

Q: What season was the winter of hardship for Wordsworth in Goslar?

A: Winter 1798–99

Q: Who was Wordsworth’s constant companion during travels?

A: Dorothy Wordsworth

Q: What is the significance of Dove Cottage?

A: Wordsworth’s residence and writing place

Q: Which literary period do the Lake Poets belong to?

A: Romantic Age

Q: What influenced the tone of Wordsworth’s poems in this phase?

A: Personal hardship and emotional struggle

Q: Which poem forms the introduction to "The Recluse" An unfinished philosophical epic poem of William Wordsworth?

A: The Prelude

Q: In which year did Wordsworth publish Poems, in Two Volumes?

A: 1807

Q: What is the title of Wordsworth’s collection published in 1807?

A: Poems, in Two Volumes

Q: Which famous ode was included in the 1807 collection?

A: Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood

Q: Which famous poem was also included in the 1807 volumes related to nature experience?

A: Tintern Abbey

Q: What is the full title of Tintern Abbey?

A: Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

Q: Which river is associated with the setting of Tintern Abbey?

A: River Wye

Q: What literary movement does this 1807 publication belong to?

A: Romantic Movement

Q: Who were Wordsworth’s close contemporaries mentioned as dying in 1834?

A: Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Charles Lamb

Q: In which year did Coleridge and Charles Lamb die?

A: 1834

Q: Which writer died the year after Coleridge and Lamb?

A: James Hogg

Q: The Excursion belongs to which philosophical poetic project?

A: The Recluse

Q: Which place is most associated with Wordsworth’s Romantic inspiration?

A: Lake District

Q: When did Wordsworth live at Rydal Mount?

A: 1813-1850

Q: Which residence did Wordsworth live in until his death?

A: Rydal Mount