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Famous Narrative Poets: Masters of the Craft

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Which 19th-century American poet is known for his epic poem "The Song of Hiawatha"?

  1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  2. Walt Whitman

  3. Edgar Allan Poe

  4. Emily Dickinson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is renowned for his narrative poem "The Song of Hiawatha", which tells the story of a Native American warrior.

Who wrote the epic poem "Paradise Lost"?

  1. John Milton

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. Geoffrey Chaucer

  4. Edmund Spenser


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Milton is the author of the epic poem "Paradise Lost", which explores the themes of sin, redemption, and the fall of humanity.

Which poet is famous for the narrative poem "The Canterbury Tales"?

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer

  2. William Blake

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. Lord Byron


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his narrative poem "The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their journey to Canterbury Cathedral.

Who wrote the narrative poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?

  1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  2. William Wordsworth

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is the author of the narrative poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", which tells the tale of a sailor who is cursed after killing an albatross.

Which poet is known for the narrative poem "Evangeline"?

  1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  3. Herman Melville

  4. Edgar Allan Poe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the narrative poem "Evangeline", which tells the story of a young woman's search for her lost love during the Great Expulsion of the Acadians.

Who is the author of the narrative poem "The Idylls of the King"?

  1. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

  2. Robert Browning

  3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  4. Matthew Arnold


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alfred, Lord Tennyson is the author of the narrative poem "The Idylls of the King", which retells the Arthurian legends.

Which poet wrote the narrative poem "The Waste Land"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. William Butler Yeats

  4. D.H. Lawrence


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is the author of the narrative poem "The Waste Land", which explores themes of disillusionment and fragmentation in modern society.

Who wrote the narrative poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. William Carlos Williams

  4. Marianne Moore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot wrote the narrative poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", which delves into the themes of isolation and self-consciousness.

Which poet is known for the narrative poem "The Second Coming"?

  1. William Butler Yeats

  2. W.H. Auden

  3. Dylan Thomas

  4. Philip Larkin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Butler Yeats wrote the narrative poem "The Second Coming", which explores the idea of a new era of chaos and upheaval.

Who is the author of the narrative poem "The Hollow Men"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. Wallace Stevens

  4. Hart Crane


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is the author of the narrative poem "The Hollow Men", which reflects on the spiritual emptiness and disillusionment of modern society.

Which poet wrote the narrative poem "The Journey of the Magi"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. C.S. Lewis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot wrote the narrative poem "The Journey of the Magi", which explores the spiritual journey of the three wise men who visited the infant Jesus.

Who is the author of the narrative poem "Ash Wednesday"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. C.S. Lewis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is the author of the narrative poem "Ash Wednesday", which delves into themes of repentance, purification, and spiritual renewal.

Which poet wrote the narrative poem "Four Quartets"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. C.S. Lewis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot wrote the narrative poem "Four Quartets", which explores themes of time, eternity, and the search for spiritual meaning.

Who is the author of the narrative poem "The Waste Land"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. C.S. Lewis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is the author of the narrative poem "The Waste Land", which delves into themes of disillusionment, fragmentation, and the search for spiritual renewal in modern society.

Which poet wrote the narrative poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. C.S. Lewis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot wrote the narrative poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", which explores themes of isolation, self-consciousness, and the search for meaning in modern life.

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