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Sonnet Famous Poets and Works

Description: Test your knowledge about famous poets and their sonnet works.
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Who is considered the greatest sonneteer in the English language?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. John Milton

  3. William Wordsworth

  4. John Keats


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest sonneteer in the English language, with his 154 sonnets exploring a wide range of themes including love, beauty, mortality, and time.

Which of the following is not a famous sonnet by William Shakespeare?

  1. Sonnet 18

  2. Sonnet 29

  3. Sonnet 116

  4. Sonnet 130


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sonnet 29 is not a famous sonnet by William Shakespeare. It is actually Sonnet 30 that is more well-known, beginning with the line 'When to the sessions of sweet silent thought'.

What is the main theme of John Milton's sonnet 'On His Blindness'?

  1. Love

  2. Nature

  3. Mortality

  4. Blindness


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Milton's sonnet 'On His Blindness' explores the theme of blindness and how it affects his ability to serve God and fulfill his poetic calling.

Which of the following is not a famous sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

  1. Sonnets from the Portuguese 1

  2. Sonnets from the Portuguese 43

  3. Sonnets from the Portuguese 31

  4. Sonnets from the Portuguese 61


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sonnets from the Portuguese 61 is not a famous sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It is actually Sonnet 43 that is more well-known, beginning with the line 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways'.

What is the central conceit of John Keats' sonnet 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'?

  1. Love

  2. Nature

  3. Exploration

  4. Discovery


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Keats' sonnet 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' explores the theme of discovery and the transformative power of literature, as the speaker encounters a new world through the translation of Homer's epic poem.

Which of the following is not a famous sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay?

  1. Sonnet 2

  2. Sonnet 18

  3. Sonnet 30

  4. Sonnet 43


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sonnet 18 is not a famous sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay. It is actually Sonnet 30 that is more well-known, beginning with the line 'Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink'.

What is the primary emotion expressed in Pablo Neruda's sonnet 'Sonnet XVII'?

  1. Love

  2. Loss

  3. Joy

  4. Anger


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pablo Neruda's sonnet 'Sonnet XVII' is a love poem that expresses the speaker's deep affection and admiration for his beloved.

Which of the following is not a famous sonnet by W.H. Auden?

  1. Sonnet VII

  2. Sonnet XIV

  3. Sonnet XVII

  4. Sonnet XXI


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sonnet XXI is not a famous sonnet by W.H. Auden. It is actually Sonnet XIV that is more well-known, beginning with the line 'Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone'.

What is the main theme of Gwendolyn Brooks' sonnet 'The Sonnet-Ballad'?

  1. Love

  2. Nature

  3. Social Justice

  4. Identity


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gwendolyn Brooks' sonnet 'The Sonnet-Ballad' explores the theme of social justice and the struggles faced by African Americans in the United States.

Which of the following is not a famous sonnet by Derek Walcott?

  1. Sonnet 2

  2. Sonnet 18

  3. Sonnet 24

  4. Sonnet 33


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sonnet 18 is not a famous sonnet by Derek Walcott. It is actually Sonnet 24 that is more well-known, beginning with the line 'The sea is history'.

What is the central conceit of Elizabeth Bishop's sonnet 'One Art'?

  1. Love

  2. Loss

  3. Nature

  4. Art


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Elizabeth Bishop's sonnet 'One Art' explores the theme of loss and the art of losing, as the speaker reflects on the various ways in which we experience loss throughout our lives.

Which of the following is not a famous sonnet by Robert Frost?

  1. Sonnet 1

  2. Sonnet 6

  3. Sonnet 11

  4. Sonnet 16


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sonnet 16 is not a famous sonnet by Robert Frost. It is actually Sonnet 11 that is more well-known, beginning with the line 'Once by the Pacific'.

What is the primary emotion expressed in Wislawa Szymborska's sonnet 'Sonnet II'?

  1. Love

  2. Loss

  3. Joy

  4. Gratitude


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wislawa Szymborska's sonnet 'Sonnet II' expresses the speaker's gratitude for the simple pleasures of life and the beauty of the natural world.

Which of the following is not a famous sonnet by Seamus Heaney?

  1. Sonnet 1

  2. Sonnet 7

  3. Sonnet 14

  4. Sonnet 21


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sonnet 21 is not a famous sonnet by Seamus Heaney. It is actually Sonnet 7 that is more well-known, beginning with the line 'When all the others were away at Mass'.

What is the main theme of Louise Glück's sonnet 'The Dream'?

  1. Love

  2. Loss

  3. Nature

  4. Memory


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Louise Glück's sonnet 'The Dream' explores the theme of memory and the ways in which our past experiences shape our present.

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