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  • A. Allegory
  • B. Epic
  • C. Sonnet
  • D. Ballad

Explanation: Astrophel and Stella is a sonnet sequence by Sir Philip Sidney, consisting of linked sonnets and songs about love.

Correct answer: Sonnet
  • A. Thomas Sacville
  • B. Thomas Wyatt
  • C. Thomas lodge
  • D. Thomas Kyde

Explanation: The Mirror for Magistrates is associated with Thomas Sackville, who contributed the influential opening section known as “Induction.” The…

Correct answer: Thomas Sacville
  • A. His visit to Lake District
  • B. Keats' lodging in the attic above the
  • C. surgery at 7 Church Street
  • D. Keats stay in Italy
  • E. Keats' travel to Alps

Explanation: Cowden Clarke regarded Keats's period lodging in the attic as the most tranquil or placid phase of his life.

Correct answer: Keats' lodging in the attic above the
  • A. La Belle Dame Sans Mercy
  • B. Ode on a Grecian Urn
  • C. Ode to a Skylark
  • D. An Imitation of Spenser

Explanation: An Imitation of Spenser, written in 1814, is generally regarded as Keats's first surviving poem.

Correct answer: An Imitation of Spenser
  • A. Queen's Chamber
  • B. Guy's Hospital
  • C. New Chapman Hospital
  • D. Trinity Hospital

Explanation: After completing his apprenticeship, Keats registered as a medical student at Guy's Hospital in London.

Correct answer: Guy's Hospital
  • A. John Clarke's school
  • B. King's Grammar School
  • C. Harrow
  • D. Eton

Explanation: Keats attended John Clarke's school at Enfield, where he developed a strong interest in literature and classical learning.

Correct answer: John Clarke's school
  • A. teacher
  • B. surgeon
  • C. banker
  • D. lawyer

Explanation: Thomas Hammond was a surgeon and apothecary in Edmonton, under whom Keats trained as an apprentice.

Correct answer: surgeon
  • A. 11 May 1838
  • B. 12 March 1833
  • C. 23 February 1821
  • D. 19 August 1825

Explanation: Keats died in Rome on 23 February 1821, aged only 25, after suffering from tuberculosis.

Correct answer: 23 February 1821
  • A. 25 December 1767
  • B. 30 April 1789
  • C. 31 October 1795
  • D. 22 November 1756

Explanation: John Keats was born on 31 October 1795 in London. He belongs to the younger generation of English Romantic poets, alongside Shelley and…

Correct answer: 31 October 1795