Famous Lyric Poets

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Which famous lyric poet wrote the poem "Ode to a Nightingale"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. John Keats

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. Lord Byron


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

John Keats wrote the poem "Ode to a Nightingale" in 1819. It is one of his most famous poems and is considered a masterpiece of Romantic poetry.

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

  1. Dylan Thomas

  2. T.S. Eliot

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. Sylvia Plath


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dylan Thomas wrote the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" in 1951. It is a powerful and moving poem about death and the importance of living life to the fullest.

Which lyric poet is known for the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. Wallace Stevens

  4. Hart Crane


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot wrote the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" in 1915. It is a complex and modernist poem that explores themes of love, loss, and alienation.

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

  1. John Keats

  2. William Wordsworth

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. Lord Byron


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats wrote the poem "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be" in 1818. It is a sonnet that reflects on the poet's mortality and the fear of death.

Which lyric poet is known for the poem "Ozymandias"?

  1. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  2. Lord Byron

  3. William Blake

  4. Samuel Taylor Coleridge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem "Ozymandias" in 1818. It is a sonnet that describes the ruins of a once-great statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Ozymandias.

Who wrote the poem "The Raven"?

  1. Edgar Allan Poe

  2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  3. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  4. Herman Melville


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem "The Raven" in 1845. It is a narrative poem that tells the story of a man who is haunted by a raven that repeats the word "Nevermore".

Which lyric poet is known for the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?

  1. Robert Frost

  2. Wallace Stevens

  3. Hart Crane

  4. Marianne Moore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Frost wrote the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" in 1922. It is a short poem that describes a man who stops to admire the beauty of a snowy forest.

Who wrote the poem "The Road Not Taken"?

  1. Robert Frost

  2. William Carlos Williams

  3. Ezra Pound

  4. T.S. Eliot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Frost wrote the poem "The Road Not Taken" in 1915. It is a poem that explores the theme of choice and the consequences of the choices we make.

Which lyric poet is known for the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Robert Southey

  4. Thomas De Quincey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Wordsworth wrote the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" in 1804. It is a poem that describes the poet's experience of seeing a field of daffodils.

Who wrote the poem "Ode to Psyche"?

  1. John Keats

  2. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  3. Lord Byron

  4. William Blake


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats wrote the poem "Ode to Psyche" in 1819. It is a poem that celebrates the beauty and power of love.

Which lyric poet is known for the poem "The Tyger"?

  1. William Blake

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Robert Southey

  4. Thomas De Quincey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Blake wrote the poem "The Tyger" in 1794. It is a poem that explores the themes of creation and destruction.

Who wrote the poem "The Lamb"?

  1. William Blake

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Robert Southey

  4. Thomas De Quincey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Blake wrote the poem "The Lamb" in 1789. It is a poem that celebrates the innocence and purity of a lamb.

Which lyric poet is known for the poem "The Chimney Sweeper"?

  1. William Blake

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Robert Southey

  4. Thomas De Quincey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Blake wrote the poem "The Chimney Sweeper" in 1789. It is a poem that describes the harsh and dangerous life of a chimney sweep.

Who wrote the poem "The Sick Rose"?

  1. William Blake

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Robert Southey

  4. Thomas De Quincey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Blake wrote the poem "The Sick Rose" in 1794. It is a poem that explores the themes of love, loss, and decay.

Which lyric poet is known for the poem "The Sunflower"?

  1. William Blake

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Robert Southey

  4. Thomas De Quincey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Blake wrote the poem "The Sunflower" in 1794. It is a poem that celebrates the beauty and power of the sunflower.

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