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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Coleridge publish first?

2. In Coleridge's example, why was the girl ranting and raving?

3. According to Coleridge, what has changed from the days of Chaucer and Gower?

4. Which description matches the relationship Coleridge and Wordsworth had?

5. Coleridge said that ideas are represented by which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Coleridge believes makes a review salable?

2. Why does Coleridge quote Wordsworth?

3. What does Coleridge say of his only chance to ever anger anybody?

4. How does Coleridge compare Wordsworth and Daniel?

5. What does Coleridge think about his first book of poems?

6. What are some examples Coleridge points out of reviews being unfair?

7. What is the purpose of a literary life, as Coleridge sees it?

8. How did Wordsworth experiment with poetry, and how did he fare?

9. How does Coleridge describe Wordsworth's theory of style?

10. What did Wordsworth contribute to the world of poetry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Coleridge place significance on the bad reviews he has read instead of the good? How does this tie into the conclusion and Coleridge's view of religion and blame?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role the theme of redemption plays in Coleridge's Biographia Literaria. Is the text one attempt at redemption?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the influence Descartes and Kant had on Coleridge, his philosophy, and his writing.

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