0

Modern and Contemporary Narrative Poetry: New Voices

Description: This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of modern and contemporary narrative poetry, with a focus on new voices in the genre.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by:
Tags: modern poetry contemporary poetry narrative poetry new voices
Attempted 0/15 Correct 0 Score 0

Which of the following poets is known for their innovative use of language and form in their narrative poems?

  1. Adrienne Rich

  2. Robert Frost

  3. Elizabeth Bishop

  4. T.S. Eliot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Adrienne Rich is known for her innovative use of language and form in her narrative poems, which often explore themes of gender, sexuality, and social justice.

Who is considered one of the pioneers of the New American Poetry movement?

  1. Allen Ginsberg

  2. Robert Lowell

  3. Sylvia Plath

  4. William Carlos Williams


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Allen Ginsberg is considered one of the pioneers of the New American Poetry movement, known for his long, sprawling poems that explore themes of spirituality, sexuality, and social change.

Which poet is known for their narrative poems that explore the experiences of African Americans in the United States?

  1. Audre Lorde

  2. Nikki Giovanni

  3. Amiri Baraka

  4. Gwendolyn Brooks


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gwendolyn Brooks is known for her narrative poems that explore the experiences of African Americans in the United States, often focusing on the lives of women and the challenges they face.

Who is known for their narrative poems that explore the relationship between humans and the natural world?

  1. Gary Snyder

  2. Mary Oliver

  3. Wendell Berry

  4. Robert Bly


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gary Snyder is known for his narrative poems that explore the relationship between humans and the natural world, often drawing on his experiences living in the wilderness and his studies of Zen Buddhism.

Which poet is known for their narrative poems that explore the complexities of human relationships?

  1. Louise Gluck

  2. Billy Collins

  3. Sharon Olds

  4. Mark Strand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Louise Gluck is known for her narrative poems that explore the complexities of human relationships, often focusing on themes of loss, grief, and the search for meaning in life.

Who is known for their narrative poems that draw on their personal experiences and explore themes of identity and self-discovery?

  1. Ocean Vuong

  2. Danez Smith

  3. Tracy K. Smith

  4. Natalie Diaz


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ocean Vuong is known for their narrative poems that draw on their personal experiences and explore themes of identity and self-discovery, often focusing on the experiences of immigrants and refugees.

Which poet is known for their narrative poems that explore the intersections of race, gender, and class?

  1. Claudia Rankine

  2. Terrance Hayes

  3. Kaveh Akbar

  4. Danez Smith


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Claudia Rankine is known for their narrative poems that explore the intersections of race, gender, and class, often using innovative forms and techniques to address issues of social justice and inequality.

Who is known for their narrative poems that draw on mythology, folklore, and fairy tales?

  1. Louise Erdrich

  2. Joy Harjo

  3. Natalie Diaz

  4. Linda Hogan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Louise Erdrich is known for her narrative poems that draw on mythology, folklore, and fairy tales, often exploring the experiences of Native Americans and the complex history of the United States.

Which poet is known for their narrative poems that explore the relationship between art and life?

  1. John Ashbery

  2. Jorie Graham

  3. Rae Armantrout

  4. Charles Bernstein


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Ashbery is known for their narrative poems that explore the relationship between art and life, often using fragmented and surreal imagery to create a sense of ambiguity and uncertainty.

Who is known for their narrative poems that explore the nature of time and memory?

  1. Billy Collins

  2. Mark Strand

  3. W.S. Merwin

  4. C.K. Williams


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

W.S. Merwin is known for their narrative poems that explore the nature of time and memory, often using spare and evocative language to create a sense of loss and longing.

Which poet is known for their narrative poems that explore the complexities of the human psyche?

  1. Sylvia Plath

  2. Anne Sexton

  3. Robert Lowell

  4. Elizabeth Bishop


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sylvia Plath is known for their narrative poems that explore the complexities of the human psyche, often using confessional and autobiographical elements to address themes of mental illness, trauma, and loss.

Who is known for their narrative poems that draw on their experiences as a gay man and explore themes of love, loss, and identity?

  1. Thom Gunn

  2. James Merrill

  3. Adrienne Rich

  4. Audre Lorde


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thom Gunn is known for their narrative poems that draw on their experiences as a gay man and explore themes of love, loss, and identity, often using a direct and conversational style.

Which poet is known for their narrative poems that explore the experiences of women and the challenges they face in a patriarchal society?

  1. Adrienne Rich

  2. Audre Lorde

  3. Gwendolyn Brooks

  4. Nikki Giovanni


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Adrienne Rich is known for their narrative poems that explore the experiences of women and the challenges they face in a patriarchal society, often using a feminist and political perspective.

Who is known for their narrative poems that draw on their experiences as an immigrant and explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging?

  1. Ocean Vuong

  2. Warsan Shire

  3. Ilya Kaminsky

  4. Kaveh Akbar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ocean Vuong is known for their narrative poems that draw on their experiences as an immigrant and explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging, often using a lyrical and evocative style.

Which poet is known for their narrative poems that explore the relationship between language and reality?

  1. John Ashbery

  2. Jorie Graham

  3. Rae Armantrout

  4. Charles Bernstein


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Ashbery is known for their narrative poems that explore the relationship between language and reality, often using fragmented and surreal imagery to create a sense of ambiguity and uncertainty.

- Hide questions