Question

Select all the correct answers.
Read the following excerpt from the poem “The West Wind” by John Masefield:

It's a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine,
Apple orchards blossom there, and the air's like wine.
There is cool green grass there, where men may lie at rest,
And the thrushes are in song there, fluting from the nest.

What two characteristics does this poem share with romantic works?

an admiration for nature
the depiction of extreme emotions
a sense of longing for rural surroundings
the use of rhyming verse

Answer 1

- an admiration for nature
- a sense of longing for rural surroundings

Justification: the lines praise the land, orchards, grass, and birds (nature) and express a wistful desire for rest and a different, rural place (longing), both common in Romantic works.