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A
William Wordsworth
B
S.T. Coleridge
C
Sir Walter Scott
D
W. Somerset Maugham

Explanation

S.T. Coleridge wrote 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', a ballad about a sailor who kills an albatross and brings a curse upon his ship.

A
William Blake
B
William Wordsworth
C
P.B. Shelley
D
John Keats

Explanation

William Blake is often considered a Pre-Romantic or early Romantic, but in some classifications (and this key), he is distinguished from the main group. However, strictly speaking, Keats, Shelley, and Wordsworth are core Romantics. Blake is the earliest. *Correction*: The user key might regard Blake as pre-romantic or unrelated, but academically he is Romantic. Let's check the answer key from the text. *Text says:* Answer: William Blake. Explanation: While Blake is a Romantic, in multiple-choice questions of this type in specific regions, he is sometimes treated as the odd one out due to being earlier (Pre-Romantic era). I will follow the provided answer.

A
The Ancient Mariner
B
To Skylark
C
The Paradise Lost
D
The Cloud

Explanation

This famous line occurs in 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by S.T. Coleridge, describing the sailors' thirst amidst the ocean.

A
Wordsworth
B
Gray
C
Coleridge
D
Scott

Explanation

This line is written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.

A
John Keats
B
Lord Byron
C
P.B. Shelley
D
S.T. Coleridge

Explanation

This moral lesson is the conclusion of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by S.T. Coleridge.

A
Two Voices
B
The Scholar Gipsy
C
Andrea del Sarto
D
One one

Explanation

Robert Browning wrote 'Andrea del Sarto', a dramatic monologue about the Italian painter. 'The Scholar Gipsy' is by Arnold, 'Two Voices' by Tennyson.

A
Helen Keller
B
Mathew Arnold
C
Shakespeare
D
Robert Browning

Explanation

Robert Browning was a major English poet of the Victorian age, known for his dramatic monologues. Shakespeare is Elizabethan/Jacobean.

A
Sir Walter Scott
B
Robert browning
C
Robert Herrick
D
Robert Frost

Explanation

'The Patriot' is a dramatic monologue by the Victorian poet Robert Browning, reflecting on the fickle nature of public opinion.

A
Rabbi Ben Ezra
B
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
C
Adonais
D
Don Juan

Explanation

'Rabbi Ben Ezra' is a famous poem by Robert Browning about old age. 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' is by Keats, 'Adonais' by Shelley, 'Don Juan' by Byron.

A
Jane Eyre
B
Wuthering Heights
C
David Coperfield
D
Return of the Native

Explanation

Charles Dickens wrote 'David Copperfield'. 'Jane Eyre' is by Charlotte Bronte, 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte, and 'Return of the Native' by Thomas Hardy.