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GATE 2025 XH2 (English) – Question 30

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time: Chaucer to contemporary English literature · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which one of the following options correctly matches the texts with their authors?

TextAuthor
aThe Lay of the Last MinstreliSamuel Taylor Coleridge
b“The Eolian Harp”iiThomas De Quincey
c“Ode to Psyche”iiiJohn Keats
d“The Pains of Opium”ivSir Walter Scott
  1. a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii
  2. a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii
  3. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
  4. a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv

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Correct answer: (B) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii

Explanation

The Lay of the Last Minstrel is by Scott, “The Eolian Harp” by Coleridge, “Ode to Psyche” by Keats, and “The Pains of Opium” is part of De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.