Which Romantic poet would be most likely to feature a main character or narrator in a poem who is heroic, tortured, cynical, highly emotional, and intelligent ?
Correct answer: C. Lord Byron
- A. John Keats
- B. William Blake
- C. Lord Byron
- D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Explanation
The heroic, brooding, emotionally intense, cynical, and intelligent figure is the Byronic hero, named after Lord Byron’s characteristic protagonists. Keats, Blake, and Coleridge are not chiefly associated with this type.
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