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Quiz about Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Quiz about Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Trivia Quiz


I will give you a line from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, you tell me the name of the poem.

A multiple-choice quiz by vandychris. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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vandychris
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5 mins
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311,350
Updated
Jul 23 22
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"Leaving thee wild for the dear child that should have been thy bride -
For her, the fair and debonnaire, that now so lowly lies,
The life upon her yellow hair but not within her eyes-
The life still there, upon her hair - the death upon her eyes."
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"Because I feel that, in the heavens above,
The angels, whispering to one another,
Can find, among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of "Mother,"
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"Once it smiled a silent dell
Where the people did not dwell;
They had gone unto the wars,
Trusting to the mild-eyed stars,
Nightly, from their azure towers,
To keep watch above the flowers,
In the midst of which all day
The red sunlight lazily lay."
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"The ring is on my hand,
And the wreath is on my brow;
Satin and jewels grand
Are all at my command,
And I am happy now."
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
`Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -"
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"And travellers, now, within that valley,
Through the red-litten windows see
Vast forms, that move fantastically
To a discordant melody,
While, like a ghastly rapid river,
Through the pale door
A hideous throng rush out forever
And laugh - but smile no more."
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"Thou wast all that to me, love,
For which my soul did pine-
A green isle in the sea, love,
A fountain and a shrine,
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,
And all the flowers were mine."
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"But Psyche, uplifting her finger,
Said: "Sadly this star I mistrust -
Her pallor I strangely mistrust:
Ah, hasten! -ah, let us not linger!
Ah, fly! -let us fly! -for we must."
In terror she spoke, letting sink her
Wings until they trailed in the dust -
In agony sobbed, letting sink her
Plumes till they trailed in the dust -
Till they sorrowfully trailed in the dust."
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"At midnight, in the month of June,
I stand beneath the mystic moon.
An opiate vapor, dewy, dim,
Exhales from out her golden rim,
And, softly dripping, drop by drop,
Upon the quiet mountain top,
Steals drowsily and musically
Into the universal valley."
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?:

"The sickness--the nausea--
The pitiless pain--
Have ceased, with the fever
That madden'd my brain--
With the fever called 'Living'
That burn'd in my brain."
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "Leaving thee wild for the dear child that should have been thy bride - For her, the fair and debonnaire, that now so lowly lies, The life upon her yellow hair but not within her eyes- The life still there, upon her hair - the death upon her eyes."

Answer: Lenore

"Lenore" is one of Poe's more popular works, and just one of several he wrote to different women he knew.
2. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "Because I feel that, in the heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of "Mother,"

Answer: To My Mother

An obvious one, dedicated (of course) to Poe's mother.
3. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "Once it smiled a silent dell Where the people did not dwell; They had gone unto the wars, Trusting to the mild-eyed stars, Nightly, from their azure towers, To keep watch above the flowers, In the midst of which all day The red sunlight lazily lay."

Answer: The Valley Of Unrest

A rather obscure work, "The Valley of Unrest" was published in an
edition of 1831 under the title, "Valley of Nis."
4. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "The ring is on my hand, And the wreath is on my brow; Satin and jewels grand Are all at my command, And I am happy now."

Answer: Bridal Ballad

A great rarity in Poe's works, the speaker here is a woman.
5. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, `Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -"

Answer: The Raven

Probably the best-known work by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven" is known world-wide. There was even a skit on TV's "The Simpsons" during a Halloween Special where Homer acted out this poem.
6. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "And travellers, now, within that valley, Through the red-litten windows see Vast forms, that move fantastically To a discordant melody, While, like a ghastly rapid river, Through the pale door A hideous throng rush out forever And laugh - but smile no more."

Answer: The Haunted Palace

"The Haunted Palace" was published in "American Museum" in April 1839. This short-lived magazine was owned by Nathan C. Brooks, and J. D. Snodgrass, both acquaintances of Poe.
7. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "Thou wast all that to me, love, For which my soul did pine- A green isle in the sea, love, A fountain and a shrine, All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, And all the flowers were mine."

Answer: To One in Paradise

This poem is part of the tale "The Assignation" from "The Lady's Book", January 1834.
8. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "But Psyche, uplifting her finger, Said: "Sadly this star I mistrust - Her pallor I strangely mistrust: Ah, hasten! -ah, let us not linger! Ah, fly! -let us fly! -for we must." In terror she spoke, letting sink her Wings until they trailed in the dust - In agony sobbed, letting sink her Plumes till they trailed in the dust - Till they sorrowfully trailed in the dust."

Answer: Ulalume

"Colton's American Review" for December, 1847, published this poem,
signed N.P. Willis. It was also published in "Willis' Home Journal".
9. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "At midnight, in the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon. An opiate vapor, dewy, dim, Exhales from out her golden rim, And, softly dripping, drop by drop, Upon the quiet mountain top, Steals drowsily and musically Into the universal valley."

Answer: The Sleeper

Another slightly different version of this poem was titled "Irene".
10. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem is the following excerpt from?: "The sickness--the nausea-- The pitiless pain-- Have ceased, with the fever That madden'd my brain-- With the fever called 'Living' That burn'd in my brain."

Answer: For Annie

Annie was Nancy Locke Heywood Richmond. Poe and her closest friends always called her Annie.
Source: Author vandychris

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