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Which long Romantic poem opens with the line "oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze" ?

Correct answer: A. "The Prelude"

  • A. "The Prelude"
  • B. "Don Juan"
  • C. "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"
  • D. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Explanation

The line “Oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze” opens Wordsworth’s The Prelude, where the poet describes his return across the lake and the reflective power of nature. It is not the opening of his shorter narrative poem Peter Bell or of a Byron or Coleridge poem.

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