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Poe's "Ulalume"

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Poe, Edgar Allan
Poes Ulalume game quiz
"Edgar Allan Poe was a great poet as well as a short-story writer. This quiz is about his awesome poem "Ulalume"."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. In what month does the poem "Ulalume" take place?
    October
    November
    September
    June


2. In what year was "Ulalume" first published?
    1840
    1847
    1872
    1865


3. Many literary critics believe that the word "Ulalume" comes from the Latin word "ululare", meaning
    to weep
    to bury
    to mourn
    to wail


4. There are two characters in the poem "Ulalume": the narrator, and this being.
    Psyche
    Satan
    God
    Aphrodite


5. What goddess is mentioned in "Ulalume"?
    Artemis
    Isis
    Astarte
    Ishtar


6. The poem takes place "down by the dank tarn of Auber". What's a tarn?
    a secluded valley
    a mountain lake
    a moor
    a dense forest


7. Fill in the missing word: "She replied- 'Ulalume- Ulalume- tis the _____ of thy lost Ulalume'".
    tomb
    vault
    grave
    crypt


8. Like many of Poe's works, "Ulalume" is filled with references to mythology. In the line "To point us the path to the skies- To the Lethean peace of the skies-". Where would you find Lethe?
    Hades
    The Moon
    Persia
    Ancient Egypt


9. In the poem, Psyche says, "Sadly this ____ I mistrust".
    Would
    Star
    Night
    Moon


10. There are many astrological and astronomical references in "Ulalume". What zodiac sign is mentioned?
    Aries
    Scorpio
    Gemini
    Leo

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