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Biographies of Renowned Poets

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Who is considered the father of English poetry?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer

  3. John Milton

  4. William Wordsworth


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer is widely regarded as the father of English poetry. He is best known for his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, which is a collection of 24 stories told by a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral.

Which poet is known for his epic poem Paradise Lost?

  1. John Milton

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. William Wordsworth

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Milton is renowned for his epic poem Paradise Lost, which tells the story of the fall of man from grace. The poem is considered a masterpiece of English literature and is widely studied and admired.

Who is the author of the famous poem The Raven?

  1. Edgar Allan Poe

  2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  3. Walt Whitman

  4. Emily Dickinson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his poem The Raven, which is a narrative poem about a man who is haunted by the memory of his lost love, Lenore. The poem is known for its haunting imagery and its use of repetition and rhythm.

Which poet is associated with the Romantic movement?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Percy Bysshe Shelley are all considered major figures in the Romantic movement in English literature. They are known for their emphasis on emotion, imagination, and the individual.

Who is the author of the poem Leaves of Grass?

  1. Walt Whitman

  2. Henry David Thoreau

  3. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  4. Nathaniel Hawthorne


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Walt Whitman is the author of Leaves of Grass, a collection of poems that celebrates the beauty and diversity of America. The poem is considered a masterpiece of American literature and is widely studied and admired.

Which poet is known for her unique style of poetry, often using dashes and unconventional punctuation?

  1. Emily Dickinson

  2. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  3. Christina Rossetti

  4. Adelaide Anne Procter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Emily Dickinson is known for her unique style of poetry, which often uses dashes and unconventional punctuation. Her poems are often short and concise, and they explore themes of death, nature, and the human condition.

Who is the author of the poem The Waste Land?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. Sylvia Plath


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is the author of The Waste Land, a long poem that is considered one of the most important works of modernism in English literature. The poem explores themes of alienation, despair, and the search for meaning in a fragmented world.

Which poet is known for his poem Ode to a Nightingale?

  1. John Keats

  2. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  3. William Wordsworth

  4. Samuel Taylor Coleridge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats is known for his poem Ode to a Nightingale, which is a celebration of the beauty and transience of life. The poem is considered one of the greatest odes in English literature.

Who is the author of the poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night?

  1. Dylan Thomas

  2. W.H. Auden

  3. Sylvia Plath

  4. Robert Frost


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dylan Thomas is the author of the poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, which is a powerful and moving meditation on death. The poem is considered one of the greatest poems of the 20th century.

Which poet is known for her poem Daddy?

  1. Sylvia Plath

  2. Anne Sexton

  3. Adrienne Rich

  4. Audre Lorde


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sylvia Plath is known for her poem Daddy, which is a complex and disturbing exploration of her relationship with her father. The poem is considered one of the most important poems of the confessional movement in American poetry.

Who is the author of the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?

  1. T.S. Eliot

  2. Ezra Pound

  3. W.H. Auden

  4. Wallace Stevens


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

T.S. Eliot is the author of the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, which is a complex and introspective poem about a man who is unable to express his love for a woman. The poem is considered one of the most important poems of the modernist movement.

Which poet is known for his poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?

  1. Robert Frost

  2. Wallace Stevens

  3. Elizabeth Bishop

  4. Marianne Moore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Robert Frost is known for his poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, which is a short but powerful poem about a man who stops to admire the beauty of a snowy forest. The poem is considered one of the most popular and well-loved poems in American literature.

Who is the author of the poem The Second Coming?

  1. William Butler Yeats

  2. W.H. Auden

  3. Dylan Thomas

  4. T.S. Eliot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Butler Yeats is the author of the poem The Second Coming, which is a powerful and prophetic poem about the coming of a new age. The poem is considered one of the most important poems of the 20th century.

Which poet is known for his poem Ars Poetica?

  1. Horace

  2. Ovid

  3. Virgil

  4. Catullus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Horace is known for his poem Ars Poetica, which is a treatise on the art of poetry. The poem offers advice on how to write poetry, including how to choose a subject, how to use language, and how to structure a poem.

Who is the author of the poem The Canterbury Tales?

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. John Milton

  4. William Wordsworth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer is the author of The Canterbury Tales, which is a collection of 24 stories told by a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. The poem is considered one of the greatest works of English literature and is widely studied and admired.

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