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Quiz about Edgar Allan Poes First Lines
Quiz about Edgar Allan Poes First Lines

Edgar Allan Poe's First Lines Trivia Quiz


In this quiz about Edgar Allan Poe's poetry, I will give a first line from a poem, you select which poem it is from. Some of them will be easy, but some will be hard.

A multiple-choice quiz by napierslogs. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
napierslogs
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
73,974
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
833
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Question 1 of 15
1. 'The ring is on my hand,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. 'Dim vales and shadowy floods-' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. 'Beloved! amid the the earnest woes' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. 'Romance, who loves to nod and sing,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. 'By route obscure and lonely' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. 'Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. 'Thou wast all that to me, love,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. 'Because I feel that, in the Heavens above.' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. 'In Heaven a spirit doth dwell' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. 'Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells!' is the first line of what poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 11 of 15
11. 'Twas noontide of summer, And mid-time of night,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. 'There are some qualities - some incorporate things' is the fist line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. 'O! I care not that my earthly lot' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. 'Once it smiled a silent dell' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. 'Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,' is the first line of which famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'The ring is on my hand,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: The Bridal Ballad

'The Bridal Ballad' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).
2. 'Dim vales and shadowy floods-' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Fairy-land

'Fairy-land' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' in 1829.
3. 'Beloved! amid the the earnest woes' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To F---

'To F--' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.
4. 'Romance, who loves to nod and sing,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Romance

'Romance' was first published under the section, Poems written in Youth, in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).
5. 'By route obscure and lonely' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Dreamland

'Dreamland' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.
6. 'Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Lenore

'Lenore' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).
7. 'Thou wast all that to me, love,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To One in Paradise

'To One in Paradise' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.
8. 'Because I feel that, in the Heavens above.' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To My Mother

Edgar Allan Poe's mother died December 8, 1811 when he was just 2 years old.
9. 'In Heaven a spirit doth dwell' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Israfel

'Israfel' was first published in 'Poems' in 1831.
10. 'Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells!' is the first line of what poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: The Bells

'The Bells' was published in 'The Works of The Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, 1850. Two months after his death.
11. 'Twas noontide of summer, And mid-time of night,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Evening Star

'A Dream' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' (1829).
12. 'There are some qualities - some incorporate things' is the fist line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Silence

'Silence' was published in 'The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, 1850.
13. 'O! I care not that my earthly lot' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To M---

'To M--' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' in 1829.
14. 'Once it smiled a silent dell' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: The Valley of Unrest

'The Valley of Unrest' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.
15. 'Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,' is the first line of which famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: The Raven

'The Raven' was first published in the New York 'Evening Mirror' January 29, 1845 and immediately became a huge success, although initially he only received {$15} for it.
Source: Author napierslogs

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