1. Who is the author of “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge”?
A. John Keats
B. William Wordsworth
C. Robert Browning
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Answer: B. William Wordsworth
2. What is the form of the poem?
A. Shakespearean sonnet
B. Petrarchan sonnet
C. Narrative poem
D. Blank verse
Answer: B. Petrarchan sonnet
3. What type of poem is “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge”?
A. Narrative
B. Lyric
C. Dramatic poem
D. elegy
Answer: B. Lyric
4. The poem was composed in which year?
A. 1798
B. 1802
C. 1815
D. 1820
Answer: B. 1802
5. The setting of the poem is:
A. Tower of London
B. Westminster Abbey
C. Westminster Bridge
D. River Thames at night
Answer: C. Westminster Bridge
6. Westminster Bridge is situated on –
A. Rine
B. Thames
C. Mississippi
D. Ganga
Answer: B. Thames
7.In the poem, “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge”, the city refers to –
A. Paris
B. Liverpool
C. London
D. Kolkata
Answer: C. London
8. What time of day is described in the poem? Or. When was the poet crossing the Westminster Bridge?
A. Afternoon
B. Midnight
C. Morning
D. Evening
Answer: C. Morning
9. Who accompanied Wordsworth at the time of journey?
A. S.T. Coleridge
B. his sister Dorothy
C. his friend
D. all of them
Answer: B. his sister Dorothy
10. “Earth has not anything to show more fair.” – What appears to be the fairest?
A. the river
B. the city
C. the sun
D. the towers
Answer: B. the city
11. “Earth has not anything to show more fair” is an example of:
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Irony
Answer: C. Hyperbole
12. The poet says, “Dull would he be of soul who could pass by” — what does this mean?
A. Anyone passing by would be bored
B. Only a dull person could ignore such beauty
C. The poet dislikes the scene
D. The place is boring
Answer: B. Only a dull person could ignore such beauty
13. “Dull would he be of soul.” – What does the word ‘dull’ men?
A. unintelligent
B. bored
C. devoid of sense of beauty
D. monotonous
Answer: C. devoid of sense of beauty
14. What does the poet describe as “a sight so touching in its majesty”?
A. The stars
B. The river
C. The city of London in the morning
D. The countryside
Answer: C. The city of London in the morning
15. What does the city wear “like a garment”?
A. Rain
B. Sunlight
C. The beauty of the morning
D. Fog
Answer: C. The beauty of the morning
16. The beauty of the morning is silent and …………
A. bare
B. cover
C. secret
D. fare
Answer: A. bare
17. “This City now doth like a garment wear / The beauty of the morning” is an example of:
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Symbolism
Answer: A. Simile
18. Which river is mentioned in the poem?
A. Severn
B. Thames
C. Clyde
D. Avon
Answer: B. Thames
19. According to the poet, what is absent in the city at that time?
A. Smoke
B. Sunlight
C. Silence
D. Beauty
Answer: A. Smoke
20. The air is described as:
A. Polluted
B. Dark
C. Silent and bare
D. Moist
Answer: C. Silent and bare
21. “All bright and glittering in the smokeless air” refers to:
A. London
B. The bridge
C. The countryside
D. The palace
Answer: A. London
22. “Glideth at his own sweet will” refers to:
A. The sun
B. The wind
C. The river
D. The bridge
Answer: C. The river
23. Which figure of speech is used in “The river glideth at his own sweet will”?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
Answer: C. Personification
24. What is the structure of the poem?
A. 3 quatrains and a couplet
B. 14-line iambic pentameter
C. Free verse
D. Ballad stanza
Answer: B. 14-line iambic pentameter
25. “Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!” — What emotion is expressed here?
A. Anger
B. Grief
C. Peace
D. Surprise
Answer: C. Peace
26. What literary device is used in the line “Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!”?
A. Irony
B. Hyperbole
C. Oxymoron
D. Alliteration
Answer: B. Hyperbole
27. The poem is an example of:
A. Narrative poetry
B. Romantic poetry
C. Satirical poetry
D. War poetry
Answer: B. Romantic poetry
28. Who is personified in the line “Never did sun more beautifully steep”?
A. The sun
B. The city
C. The landscape
D. Earth
Answer: A. The sun
29. The line “The very houses seem asleep” suggests:
A. People are not home
B. It’s nighttime
C. The city is peaceful and quiet
D. There is no electricity
Answer: C. The city is peaceful and quiet
30. The poet compares the calmness of the city to:
A. A battlefield
B. A sleeping countryside
C. A thunderstorm
D. A raging river
Answer: B. A sleeping countryside
31. The poem is inspired by a real-life experience of Wordsworth while:
A. Sitting in a garden
B. Traveling on a boat
C. Crossing Westminster Bridge
D. Walking through a forest
Answer: C. Crossing Westminster Bridge
32. “A calm so deep!” — the calm here is:
A. Disturbing
B. Beautiful and surprising
C. Natural and ordinary
D. Loud and busy
Answer: B. Beautiful and surprising
33. “Dear God! the very houses seem asleep” — the tone here is:
A. Grateful and reverent
B. Angry
C. Indifferent
D. Disappointed
Answer: A. Grateful and reverent
34. The sun is described as:
A. Lazy
B. Hiding
C. Steeping the valley, rock, or hill
D. Absent
Answer: C. Steeping the valley, rock, or hill
35. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
A. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
B. ABBA ABBA CDC DCD
C. AABB CCDD EEFF GG
D. ABAB BABA CDCD EE
Answer: B. ABBA ABBA CDC DCD
36. What does Wordsworth emphasize by describing the “smokeless air”?
A. Industrial pollution
B. Cleanliness of the city
C. Purity of the morning scene
D. Lack of wind
Answer: C. Purity of the morning scene
37. The phrase “still in the mighty heart” refers to:
A. The ocean
B. The city’s center
C. A sleeping person
D. A god
Answer: B. The city’s center
38. What emotion does the poem mainly evoke?
A. Anxiety
B. Tranquility and admiration
C. Confusion
D. Regret
Answer: B. Tranquility and admiration