Famous Rhyming Poets

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Which poet is known for his poem "The Raven"?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Edgar Allan Poe

  3. Robert Frost

  4. Emily Dickinson


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his poem "The Raven," which is known for its haunting and mysterious atmosphere.

Who wrote the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Robert Frost

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Robert Frost is known for his poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," which captures the beauty and tranquility of a winter scene.

Which poet is famous for the line "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood"?

  1. Robert Frost

  2. William Wordsworth

  3. Emily Dickinson

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Frost is known for his poem "The Road Not Taken," which features the famous line "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.

Who wrote the poem "Ode to a Nightingale"?

  1. John Keats

  2. William Wordsworth

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. Percy Bysshe Shelley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats is known for his poem "Ode to a Nightingale," which celebrates the beauty and song of the nightingale.

Which poet is famous for the line "Hope is the thing with feathers"?

  1. Emily Dickinson

  2. Robert Frost

  3. William Wordsworth

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Emily Dickinson is known for her poem "Hope," which features the famous line "Hope is the thing with feathers.

Who wrote the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"?

  1. Dylan Thomas

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. John Milton

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dylan Thomas is known for his poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," which is a powerful meditation on death and mortality.

Which poet is famous for the line "The world is too much with us"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. John Keats

  4. Percy Bysshe Shelley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Wordsworth is known for his poem "The World Is Too Much with Us," which critiques the materialism and industrialization of the modern world.

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

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. Wallace Stevens

  4. e.e. cummings


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is known for his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," which explores themes of alienation, isolation, and unrequited love.

Which poet is famous for the line "The world is a rose"?

  1. e.e. cummings

  2. William Carlos Williams

  3. Ezra Pound

  4. Marianne Moore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

e.e. cummings is known for his poem "i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)," which features the famous line "the world is a rose.

Who wrote the poem "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be"?

  1. John Keats

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats is known for his poem "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be," which expresses his fears about death and mortality.

Which poet is famous for the line "The world is too much with us"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. John Keats

  4. Percy Bysshe Shelley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Wordsworth is known for his poem "The World Is Too Much with Us," which critiques the materialism and industrialization of the modern world.

Who wrote the poem "The Waste Land"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. Wallace Stevens

  4. e.e. cummings


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is known for his poem "The Waste Land," which is a complex and influential modernist poem that explores themes of fragmentation, alienation, and spiritual emptiness.

Which poet is famous for the line "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

  1. Dylan Thomas

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. John Milton

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dylan Thomas is known for his poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," which is a powerful meditation on death and mortality.

Who wrote the poem "Ode to Psyche"?

  1. John Keats

  2. William Wordsworth

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. Percy Bysshe Shelley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats is known for his poem "Ode to Psyche," which celebrates the beauty and power of love.

Which poet is famous for the line "Nothing gold can stay"?

  1. Robert Frost

  2. William Wordsworth

  3. Emily Dickinson

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Frost is known for his poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay," which reflects on the fleeting nature of beauty and the inevitability of change.

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