Name the Poet Trivia Quizzes

Verse parody in English is as least as old as Chaucer, but this quiz deals with the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Can you identify the poets who are the authors or targets of ten parodies?

Trying something new for my 100th quiz, my first foray into poetry. Please match the author with the (hopefully) recognizable lines from their famous poem.

Match the poet to his poem.

If you like poetry see if you can match these popular poems with their creators.

Identify the poet from the first two opening lines of a poem.

Match each poem with the person who authored it. Poems are from various eras and poets, both from the US and UK.

The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom is a member of the Royal Household. He or she is appointed by the monarch to write poems celebrating important state occasions.

This quiz is about poems I have loved and lived with since I was a child. I delight in sharing them with you now. So, I give you some first lines of some memorable poems and a clue or two and you tell me the poet.

Her name, birth country, birth year, the title of (or a line from) one of her poems. I'll give you three (I'm generous like that) and you pick the fourth. The real objective is to learn more about these well-versed women. For the poetry-obsessed only!

This quiz is about the poetry of ten mixed writers, some of whom influenced the others. Their works have lasted for many generations. Don't be averse, please enjoy!

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!

All poems are taken from the BBC's book: "The Nation's Favourite Poems". I will give you two lines from each poem and ask you to pick the author.

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...

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 tendency to ad lib.

This series of questions concerns English writers of the nineteenth century. Tragedy and tomfoolery abounds. Have fun and good luck.

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.

Identify the poet from either the lines or title provided.

Rather than dealing with individual poems, this quiz asks you to identify the author of certain books of poetry

This quiz is designed to test how much you know about modern world poets ... enjoy!