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Sonnet Competitions and Challenges

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Which of the following is NOT a famous sonnet competition?

  1. The Petrarchan Sonnet Competition

  2. The Shakespearean Sonnet Competition

  3. The Spenserian Sonnet Competition

  4. The Miltonic Sonnet Competition


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Miltonic Sonnet Competition is not a famous sonnet competition.

In which year was the first Petrarchan Sonnet Competition held?

  1. 1300

  2. 1350

  3. 1400

  4. 1450


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first Petrarchan Sonnet Competition was held in 1350.

What is the name of the annual sonnet competition held in Stratford-upon-Avon, England?

  1. The Shakespeare Sonnet Competition

  2. The Avon Sonnet Competition

  3. The Stratford Sonnet Competition

  4. The Bard Sonnet Competition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The annual sonnet competition held in Stratford-upon-Avon, England is called The Shakespeare Sonnet Competition.

Which of the following poets has won the Shakespeare Sonnet Competition multiple times?

  1. John Keats

  2. William Wordsworth

  3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  4. Percy Bysshe Shelley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keats has won the Shakespeare Sonnet Competition multiple times.

What is the name of the sonnet competition organized by the Poetry Society of America?

  1. The National Sonnet Competition

  2. The American Sonnet Competition

  3. The Poetry Society Sonnet Competition

  4. The United States Sonnet Competition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sonnet competition organized by the Poetry Society of America is called The National Sonnet Competition.

In which year was the first National Sonnet Competition held?

  1. 1922

  2. 1925

  3. 1928

  4. 1931


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first National Sonnet Competition was held in 1922.

Which of the following poets has won the National Sonnet Competition more than once?

  1. Edna St. Vincent Millay

  2. Robert Frost

  3. E.E. Cummings

  4. Marianne Moore


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edna St. Vincent Millay has won the National Sonnet Competition more than once.

What is the name of the sonnet competition organized by the Academy of American Poets?

  1. The American Poets Sonnet Competition

  2. The Academy Sonnet Competition

  3. The Poetry Academy Sonnet Competition

  4. The United States Poets Sonnet Competition


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sonnet competition organized by the Academy of American Poets is called The Academy Sonnet Competition.

In which year was the first Academy Sonnet Competition held?

  1. 1934

  2. 1937

  3. 1940

  4. 1943


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first Academy Sonnet Competition was held in 1934.

Which of the following poets has won the Academy Sonnet Competition multiple times?

  1. Elizabeth Bishop

  2. Robert Lowell

  3. Sylvia Plath

  4. Adrienne Rich


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Elizabeth Bishop has won the Academy Sonnet Competition multiple times.

What is the name of the sonnet competition organized by the Poetry Foundation?

  1. The Poetry Foundation Sonnet Competition

  2. The American Poetry Sonnet Competition

  3. The United States Poetry Sonnet Competition

  4. The National Poetry Sonnet Competition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sonnet competition organized by the Poetry Foundation is called The Poetry Foundation Sonnet Competition.

In which year was the first Poetry Foundation Sonnet Competition held?

  1. 1947

  2. 1950

  3. 1953

  4. 1956


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first Poetry Foundation Sonnet Competition was held in 1947.

Which of the following poets has won the Poetry Foundation Sonnet Competition multiple times?

  1. W.H. Auden

  2. John Ashbery

  3. James Merrill

  4. Louise Glück


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

W.H. Auden has won the Poetry Foundation Sonnet Competition multiple times.

What is the name of the sonnet competition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library?

  1. The Folger Shakespeare Sonnet Competition

  2. The Shakespeare Sonnet Competition

  3. The Folger Poetry Sonnet Competition

  4. The United States Shakespeare Sonnet Competition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sonnet competition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library is called The Folger Shakespeare Sonnet Competition.

In which year was the first Folger Shakespeare Sonnet Competition held?

  1. 1959

  2. 1962

  3. 1965

  4. 1968


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first Folger Shakespeare Sonnet Competition was held in 1959.

Which of the following poets has won the Folger Shakespeare Sonnet Competition multiple times?

  1. Anthony Hecht

  2. John Hollander

  3. Donald Justice

  4. Mark Strand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anthony Hecht has won the Folger Shakespeare Sonnet Competition multiple times.

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