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1 War Poetry through the Ages
I give you the authors' names and a few lines of their war-related poetry. It is up to you to determine which war or battle they were writing about.
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10 Q
alliefarrell
Oct 31 06
459 plays
2 The Poetry of War
The horrors of war have served as the inspiration for many a poem. This quiz covers ten of those poems, from the 17th through the 20th century.
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10 Q
kevinatilusa
Jul 09 03
513 plays
3 Poems On War And Death
War and death are among the most popular subjects for poems. See how well you remember some of these poems on the grimmer backside of life.
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10 Q
flem-ish
Mar 19 02
573 plays
4 Poetry and War
I'll name a poem, and you choose which war it's about.
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5 Q
ravenskye
Mar 20 01
561 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* On September 14, 1830, the Boston Daily Advertiser reported that the U.S.S. Constitution was to be scrapped. Two days later, a 21-year-old law student published "Old Ironsides", a poem which spearheaded the movement to restore her. Who was that law student?
* One of the early examples of this genre is Richard Lovelace's 1649 poem "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars." Lovelace knew of the heartbreak of going off to fight because he himself had fought in which recent war(s)?
* One of the Tennyson's most famous poems deals with the "Charge of the Light Brigade" in the Crimean War. According to Tennyson, how many soldiers rode with the brigade that day?
* One poet who was more famous for two poems written upon the death of Abraham Lincoln served as a nurse during the American Civil War and based his "The Wound Dresser" on his experiences there. Who was this poet?
* Poem (and song): 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' The war ?


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