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Quiz about People in Poetry
Quiz about People in Poetry

People in Poetry Trivia Quiz


Here's a collection of characters, some real and some fictional, who are named in various famous poems. Name the authors.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
21,190
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which author wrote a classic poem that expressed 'sorrow for the lost Lenore'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which author wrote 'To Althea, From Prison'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which author wrote about 'the beautiful lady without mercy'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which author wrote about the plight of 'Evangeline and the Acadians'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which author wrote about 'Miniver Cheevy'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which author wrote a poem which contained the reprise: 'I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which author wrote 'Andrea Del Sarto', about the famous Italian painter? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which author wrote a series of poems 'To Julia'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which author described Life as a woman in 'Madame Life's A piece in Bloom'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which author wrote about the death of 'Bess, the landlord's daughter'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which author wrote a classic poem that expressed 'sorrow for the lost Lenore'?

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

'Nameless here for evermore'. Poe, of course, in 'The Raven'. He also wrote about women named Annabel Lee, Annie, Helen, etc.
2. Which author wrote 'To Althea, From Prison'?

Answer: Richard Lovelace

'Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage'.
3. Which author wrote about 'the beautiful lady without mercy'?

Answer: John Keats

'La Belle Dame Sans Merci'.
4. Which author wrote about the plight of 'Evangeline and the Acadians'?

Answer: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Also 'Hiawatha', 'Paul Revere, etc.
5. Which author wrote about 'Miniver Cheevy'?

Answer: Edwin Arlington Robinson

Also 'Richard Cory'.
6. Which author wrote a poem which contained the reprise: 'I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion'?

Answer: Ernest Dowson

The long Latin title is difficult, but the poem refers to 'days of wine and roses' and things 'gone with the wind'.
7. Which author wrote 'Andrea Del Sarto', about the famous Italian painter?

Answer: Robert Browning

One of his better-known works.
8. Which author wrote a series of poems 'To Julia'?

Answer: Robert Herrick

One or two are commonly noted, but there are several 'Julia' poems.
9. Which author described Life as a woman in 'Madame Life's A piece in Bloom'?

Answer: William Ernest Henley

'Madame Life's a piece in bloom, Death goes dogging everywhere, she's the tenant of the room, he's the ruffian on the stair'. Great imagery.
10. Which author wrote about the death of 'Bess, the landlord's daughter'?

Answer: Alfred Noyes

The poem is 'The Highwayman'. Interesting.
Source: Author robert362

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