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George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) was a leading novelist of the Victorian era, which places her in the 19th century.
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This famous assertion comes from P.B. Shelley's essay 'A Defence of Poetry', claiming that poets shape the moral and intellectual consensus of society.
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1798 is a landmark year in English literature because it marks the publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' by Wordsworth and Coleridge, heralding the Romantic Age.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley was a key figure of the Romantic movement. Tennyson, Arnold, and Browning were poets of the subsequent Victorian era.
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The phrase 'According to' is used to attribute an opinion or statement to a source (in this case, 'many critics').
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These lines are from 'The Solitary Reaper' by William Wordsworth. The poet reflects on how the maiden's song stayed with him long after he passed her. *Note: The source provided answer 'Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats' is incorrect. The text is definitely from Wordsworth's Solitary Reaper. I will correct the answer.*
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'Justice' is a 1910 play by John Galsworthy. However, looking at the options (Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Frost, H.W. Longfellow), none wrote the famous play 'Justice'. If referring to a poem, none are famously known for a work solely titled 'Justice'. *Note: The source selects H.W. Longfellow. I will stick to the source but this is factually questionable.*
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John Keats is a quintessential Romantic poet. John Milton is Pre-Restoration/Commonwealth, D.H. Lawrence and H.G. Wells are modern writers.
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'Ulysses' is a dramatic monologue poem written by the Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, depicting the mythical hero's desire for further travel and knowledge.
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John Keats was a major figure of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Byron and Shelley, known for his sensual imagery.