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Two Turtle Doves
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Lovers are often described as turtle doves, star crossed, Derby and Joan, but however you describe them, nothing describes love better than a poem.
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Not Rated
10 Q
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Christinap
Today!
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Mr Nonsense
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Come meet some of the poets who have contributed to the art form of nonsense verse. This quiz will only deal with poets who wrote in English - can you identify them from a sample of their work?
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Average
10 Q
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looney_tunes
Jan 08 12
231 plays
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Poetry in Motion
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Poetry has been around for centuries and is well enjoyed by many. I will give you information about poems. All you have to do is answer my questions. I really hope you enjoy the literary work.
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Average
10 Q
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funnytrivianna
Apr 05 08
1059 plays
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Are You Feeling 'Romantic'?
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I'll give you two lines of poetry for each question; simply identify the poet: eight are straightforward, plus a couple of 'testers'. All poems were written in the Romantic era (late 18th or early 19th centuries), good luck.
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Tough
10 Q
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Mutchisman
Nov 17 06
990 plays
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As Lovely as a Tree
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Trees pop up in songs and stories, poems and prose. Let's see how well you know these references to trees in well-known poems, by well-known poets.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Cymruambyth
Jan 17 07
627 plays
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Poems About Birds
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A quiz which is based on some of my favourite poems about birds. I will ask you to name the poet in the majority of questions and name the bird in a couple. Most, but not all, of the poets are British; have fun.
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Average
10 Q
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Mutchisman
May 17 08
330 plays
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Poetry for All Seasons
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Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of the year's four seasons in poetry. I think the poets and quotations I've picked are well-known.
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Average
10 Q
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Jomarion
Sep 07 11
288 plays
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Playing With Poetry
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Here are ten quotations from some well known and well loved poems. You will need to supply an answer either about the poem or the author.
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Average
10 Q
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rubytops
Oct 10 10
435 plays
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What's All This Nonsense?
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Nonsense poems are lots of fun,
They always make you giggle,
Finish the rhyme with the right word or pun,
So you won't be left in a pickle!
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Average
10 Q
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Maggietabby
Sep 17 09
378 plays
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Pieced-Apart Poems
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You've picked up a poetry anthology, looking for something to read- but this anthology is old and dilapidated, most of the poems illegible. Can you identify these poems from what is left of their lines?
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Tough
20 Q
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Crystallina
May 06 02
1482 plays
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Favourite Lines from Great Poems
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Questions about some of my favourite lines from my favourite poems. Should be easy if you have the same taste in poetry as me...!! Otherwise, I can only apologise :)
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Tough
10 Q
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vh219
Sep 16 02
2157 plays
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Famous Poetry, Quotations, Sentiments
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To Play is Easy! I provide the words and you give the author, speaker or the person most associated with the words.
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Tough
15 Q
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SKR
Jul 06 00
2100 plays
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More Great Lines From Poetry
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Try these lines from some classic poems. Might be difficult.
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Feb 06 02
1806 plays
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Famous Poetry by a Line
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Choose which of the poems includes the line given. Many of them are the actual opening lines of the poems.
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Average
10 Q
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valrenee
May 24 02
2805 plays
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Last Lines of Famous Poems
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The title pretty much says it all. Try to identify which poem ends with these lines. If you like this, I have a similar quiz consisting of last lines of famous novels. Yeah, I know, I need a new shtick.
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Tough
10 Q
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kmria
Mar 01 02
1308 plays
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Poetry Last Lines
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I'm going to give the last lines of some well known poems - all you have to do is say who wrote the poem - it's easier than it sounds! Hope you enjoy it.
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Tough
20 Q
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Vicki19
Apr 05 01
1824 plays
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Poems of Sadness and Loss
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Match the lines from the poem with the poet who wrote them.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Sep 22 04
528 plays
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Memorable Lines from Poetry
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Here are some memorable lines from some poems. You may recognize some of them.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Oct 04 00
2145 plays
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Great Lines from Great Poems
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I provide the line from the poem - you identify the poet who wrote it.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Jul 25 00
2262 plays
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Poets - 10 Different Ones - The Second
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This quiz features poetic quotations from fairly modern poets. I will specify the quotation and poet and in nine cases your goal is to identify the poem, in the tenth your goal is to identify for whom the poem was written.
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Sep 11 12
147 plays
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Time for Rhyme
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All of the following quotes contain interesting, even famous rhymes. In fact, many trivia buffs will recognize some of these famous literary quotes only because of the rhymes!
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Tough
10 Q
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NormanW5
Oct 15 05
489 plays
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Famous First Lines in Poetry
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Many poems are remembered partly for their first lines. See if you can identify the poet by the opening line.
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Oct 18 00
2076 plays
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Poetry Thoughts
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Here are some interesting lines. See if you can match the excerpt to the poet who wrote it.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Apr 15 01
1068 plays
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Complete the Quote
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This quiz is designed to introduce you to contemporary poets well worth reading. Questions ask you to recognize the right word or phrase needed to complete the quote. Some you will recognize; most you will need to work out by reading carefully.
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Difficult
10 Q
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NormanW5
Nov 05 05
486 plays
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Great Lines From American Poems
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The 'Great Lines' in this quiz have been selected from famous and often anthologised American poems. In all those lines one or more items have been omitted. Up to you to reconstruct the original text.
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Difficult
10 Q
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flem-ish
Mar 20 02
825 plays
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