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A Little Something About Poetry
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Just a few questions about some poetry.
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Tough
10 Q
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pennie1478
Oct 24 10
270 plays
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Lines from Poems (Flowers and Trees)
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The poetic lines quoted contain references to flowers, fruits or trees. Can you identify the poet?
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Tough
10 Q
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cristabel56
May 15 04
363 plays
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Discover a Golden Treasury of Poetry
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My grandchildren are starting to enjoy poetry so I reflected on what lines of poesy had charmed me in my formative years. I took the battered copy of my much loved "Palgrave's Golden Treasury", leafed through and rediscovered these gems.
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Tough
10 Q
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bracklaman
Apr 08 07
411 plays
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Tonight We Dream In Poems
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Whoa. What a curious dream. I'm sitting in this unfamiliar, grand dining room with settings for 12. In walk ten individuals, some I recognize and some I don't. They begin to talk in verse. I take a seat and invite you to join me...
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Tough
10 Q
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themats
Aug 03 05
363 plays
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Famous Poems
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This is a poem for all those who love poetry. I will give you the name of a famous poem, and you choose the poet who wrote it!
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Average
20 Q
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sapient
Jul 29 02
1782 plays
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W. B. throws a party
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Brrrr! W.B., I do wish you would not hold soirees in this drafty tower. How many of W.B. Yeats distinguished literary guests do you recognise? You need to really know your poets for this quiz. Enjoy.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Fiachra
Sep 09 03
375 plays
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Ten Famous Sonnets
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Here are ten famous examples of the world's best known and most loved poetic form, the sonnet.
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Tough
10 Q
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tjoebigham
Jun 07 01
837 plays
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Name the Poet From the Line
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Name the poet from the line. There is of course a catch. I have put the poem in the words of famous actors and you know they have a tendenacy to adlib.
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Difficult
10 Q
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professorjon
Aug 14 02
1332 plays
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Name That Romantic Poem
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Match these excerpts from famous poems to their authors or titles. All of the selected poems are by British authors, and were written during the Romantic period.
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Average
15 Q
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chicknator
Aug 24 03
618 plays
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Symbolism in Sufi Poetry
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Most Sufi poetry has two meanings, using earthly terminology to symbolize divinity. My main reference for this quiz was Peter Lamborn Wilson, especially the foreword to "The Drunken Universe".
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Difficult
10 Q
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kordo_vos
Sep 16 07
153 plays
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From My Favorite Poets...
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I've chosen a few lines from some of my favorite poems, and it is your job to match the quote to the poet.
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Average
10 Q
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shechamellion
Aug 28 05
501 plays
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Books of Poetry
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Rather than dealing with individual poems, this quiz asks you to identify the author of certain books of poetry
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Average
10 Q
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robert362
Feb 04 01
774 plays
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The Poetry & Life of John Keats
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This quiz encompasses the great poetry and short life of John Keats.
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Average
10 Q
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brightstarbabe
Aug 27 10
141 plays
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16th - 18th Century British Poetry
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Identify the poet from either the lines or title provided.
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Average
10 Q
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RavenHex
Mar 27 02
648 plays
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Great Poetry is Timeless
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There is nothing better than getting lost in a great book of poetry. This quiz contains some classic poems by classic poets. Hope you enjoy!
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Average
10 Q
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griller
Dec 20 03
729 plays
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Name That Poet
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Name the poet who penned each of these famous phrases
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Tough
20 Q
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kalynn
Mar 27 02
576 plays
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They Were Poets and They Knew it.
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This series of questions concerns English writers of the nineteenth century. Tragedy and tomfoolery abounds. Have fun and good luck.
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Average
10 Q
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yowzayowza
Dec 30 05
273 plays
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Contemporary American Poets and Their Verse
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How well do you know contemporary American poetry?
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Tough
10 Q
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iloveyanira
Oct 15 09
177 plays
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20th Century English Poetry
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All questions deal with the 20th century and with literature that was created on the British Isles (including Ireland). I hope you'll enjoy it.
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Tough
10 Q
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marienbart
May 09 02
561 plays
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Modern Male Poets
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Modern male poets, a treat to get to know these wonderful poets
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Tough
10 Q
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gbryananderson
Nov 02 00
435 plays
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Great Poets & Poems
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You've probably heard of these poems and poets but do you REALLY know them?
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Average
10 Q
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ssabreman
Apr 17 08
588 plays
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I Read Some Byron and Shelley and Keats...
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Do you know Romantic poetry? Take this to find out...
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Tough
10 Q
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PearlQ19
Mar 29 05
369 plays
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Poets - 10 different ones
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I will tell you the name of the poet you just have to identify the poem.
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Difficult
10 Q
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mnbates
Mar 04 03
336 plays
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English Sonnet Basics
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How fare you in depths of sonnet matters?
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Average
10 Q
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shs05
Feb 22 10
171 plays
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Name The Poet
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I will give you the name of a poem, you name the poet.
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Tough
15 Q
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jodan1st
Apr 03 01
1596 plays
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For Poetry Lovers
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Welcome to our poetry readings. Please take your seats, relax and enjoy a revisit to some of the finest moments in English literature. Are you ready? Then let us begin.
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Tough
10 Q
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Fiachra
Aug 06 03
513 plays
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Name the Poem
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In this quiz, a line from a poem by a very famous poet will be given, along with the name of the poet. All you have to do is guess from the options which poem the line is from. Good luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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nutter2002
Sep 02 02
495 plays
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Poets And Their Works
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How much do you know about poets and their works. I'll give the poet and you name the work or vice versa. Have fun!
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Tough
10 Q
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JCSon
Jun 19 00
1248 plays
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Poetry Places
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Match the poetry place or line that is mentioned with the poet who wrote about it.
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Average
10 Q
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robert362
Mar 03 02
366 plays
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People in Poetry
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Here's a collection of characters, some real and some fictional, who are named in various famous poems. Name the authors.
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Tough
10 Q
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robert362
Nov 17 00
603 plays
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