Lesson 2.4.2
2.4.2 Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 – William Wordsworth Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Who wrote 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge'?
- William Wordsworth
- John Keats
- Edward Thomas
- William Blake
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What is the poem's form?
- A villanelle
- A limerick
- A sonnet
- A ballad
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The poem's title gives which date?
- 12 March 1750
- 1 January 1900
- 25 December 1800
- 3 September 1802
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What does the speaker say the city is like at first?
- Like a garment
- Like a burning forest
- Like a stormy sea
- Like a crowded market
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Which landmark does William Wordsworth describe as silent and bare in the sonnet?
- The dome
- The river
- The ships
- The city
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Why does London appear unusually calm in Wordsworth's Westminster Bridge sonnet?
- Strict Sunday laws
- Early morning silence
- A deserted ghost town
- Heavy industrial smog
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Which Romantic theme is central to 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge'?
- Rural isolation
- Industrial alienation
- Religious damnation
- Urban natural beauty
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Which device is used when the city is said to wear the morning 'like a garment'?
- Litotes
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Onomatopoeia
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Which collection contains 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge'?
- Relationships
- Conflict
- Time and Place
- Belonging
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Which period label does the anthology give Wordsworth's poem?
- Romantic
- Lit Heritage
- Contemporary
- Medieval
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What mood do the calm opening lines of the sonnet establish?
- Tense anticipation
- Joyful celebration
- Anxious dread
- Peaceful stillness
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What is the traditional turning point of thought in a sonnet called?
- A volta
- An enjambment
- A refrain
- A caesura
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Which metaphor connects the city directly to nature in Wordsworth's sonnet?
- A crown of thorns
- A garment
- A stony desert
- A caged beast
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What specific mood is created by the dawn setting in the poem?
- Fearful dread
- Melancholic grief
- Angry frustration
- Quiet wonder
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Why does Wordsworth specifically emphasise silence in the city?
- To highlight poverty
- To express fear
- To reveal beauty
- To show decay
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Which structural feature of the sonnet reflects formal control and order?
- Unrhymed lines
- Free verse rhythm
- Irregular stanza length
- Fourteen-line structure
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Which literary context shapes Wordsworth's view in 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge'?
- Realism
- Modernism
- Romanticism
- Victorianism
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What do 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' and 'Home Thoughts from Abroad' share?
- Emotional place response
- Satirical tone
- Industrial focus
- Narrative plot
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What does 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' celebrate?
- Industrial progress
- Rural isolation
- London at dawn
- Political rebellion
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Which poetic form does Wordsworth use in 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge'?
- Petrarchan sonnet
- Free verse
- Dramatic monologue
- Ballad stanza
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