Are You an Animal for Poetry?

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1. Can you name this poem by English poet Thomas Gray? It has a domesticated feel about it; here is a line from the poem to help you out. "Her conscious tail her joy declared; The fair round face, the snowy beard," The Tyger O Love, Sweet Animal Howl Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat

2. Moving outdoors, we read a poem written by Scottish poet Robert Louis Stevenson. You may not have the stomach for this poem. What is its title? "She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple tart." Heather Ale Swallows Travel To and Fro Spring Song The Cow

3. This poem by 19th century American poet Walt Whitman is a vividly descriptive piece of verse about one of nature's great predators, the eagle. Which of the following is the title of Walt Whitman's poem? Upon the Swallow Appeal The Dalliance of the Eagles The Soldier

4. This next poem is of an aquatic nature and was written by the English poet, Christina Rossetti. What is the title of this poem? "The horses of the sea Rear a foaming crest, But the horses of the land Serve us the best. The horses of the land Munch corn and clover, While the foaming sea-horses Toss and turn over." A Foaming Crest The Horses of the Land The Horses of the Sea The Foaming Sea-Horses

5. Another English poet provides our next offering; this time it is a poem by John Bunyan. This poem is of the garden variety, but can you tell what creature he is talking about? "She goes but softly, but she goeth sure, She stumbles not, as stronger creatures do." Two Little Kittens When Fishes Set Umbrellas Up Upon a Snail Ladybird, Ladybird

6. The English poet John Donne wrote a poem about a very small creature indeed. Can you guess the title? Here is a line from it to help you along. "It suck'd me first, and sucks thee," The Indifferent The Curse The Bait The Flea

7. Here we have a William Blake poem about the offspring of a well known farmyard animal, but which type of animal is he referring to? Here are a few lines from the poem to help you along the way. "Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing woolly bright;" The Piglet The Calf The Lamb The Foal

8. The American author Herman Melville is best known for his literary masterpiece "Moby Dick"; however, he was also a poet. Here is a line from which poem about a fierce sea creature? "From his saw-pit of mouth, from his charnel of maw," The Eagle of the Blue The March to the Sea The Armies of the Wilderness The Maldive Shark

9. Known as the poet priest, Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote this beautiful poem about a fish. From these few lines, can you guess what the title of the poem is? "Glory be to God for dappled things, For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow, For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;" As Kingfishers Catch Fire Pied Beauty Penmaen Pool The May Magnificat

10. Now for a poem by John Clare, a poem about a cunning hunter who is just looking out for her young. What is the title of this poem? "She snuffs and barks if any passes by And swings her tail and turns prepared to fly". Badger Quail's Nest Hen's Nest The Vixen