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GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 45

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · English Literary Traditions across Time: Chaucer to contemporary English literature · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Which one of these poems is written by William Wordsworth?

  1. “Ode to a Nightingale”
  2. “Ode: Intimations of Immortality”
  3. “Ode to the West Wind”
  4. “Ode on a Grecian Urn”

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Correct answer: (B) “Ode: Intimations of Immortality”

Explanation

"Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" is Wordsworth's. "Ode to a Nightingale" and "Ode on a Grecian Urn" are by Keats, and "Ode to the West Wind" is by Shelley.