Which of the following words describe the prevailing attitude of High-Modern Literature ?
A. Skeptical
B. Authoritative
C. Impressionistic
D. Both a & c
Poetry
’The Cambridge school’ refers to a group who emerged when ?
’The Cambridge school’ refers to a group who emerged when ?
A. The 1900’s
B. The 1960’s
C. The 1920’s
D. The 1930’s
What is a poem called whose first letters of each line spell out a word ?
What is a poem called whose first letters of each line spell out a word ?
A. Alliterative
B. Epic
C. Acrostic
D. Haiku
From what century does the poetic form the folk ballad date ?
From what century does the poetic form the folk ballad date ?
A. The 12th
B. The 14th
C. The 17th
D. The 19th
Which poet invented the concept of the variable foot in poetry ?
Which poet invented the concept of the variable foot in poetry ?
A. William Carlos Williams
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Gerard Manly Hopkins
D. Robert Frost
What is the study of poetry’s meter and form called ?
What is the study of poetry’s meter and form called ?
A. Prosody
B. Potology
C. Rheumatology
D. Scansion
In his poem Kipling said ’If you can meet with triumph and _____________’?
In his poem Kipling said ’If you can meet with triumph and _____________’?
A. Glory
B. Ruin
C. Disaster
D. victory
Which influential American poet was born in Long Island in 1819 ?
Which influential American poet was born in Long Island in 1819 ?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Paul Dunbar
C. John Greenleaf Whittier
D. Walt Whitman
Sylvia Plath married which English poet ?
Sylvia Plath married which English poet ?
A. Masefield
B. Causley
C. Hughes
D. Larkin
Which American writer published ’A brave and startling truth’ in 1996 ?
Which American writer published ’A brave and startling truth’ in 1996 ?
A. Robert Hass
B. Jessica Hagdorn
C. Maya Angelou
D. Micheal Palmer