Final: Poetry Quiz Flashcards
Which poem was published in 1981? Who was the poet?
Home-Baked Bread by Sally Croft
Which poem was published in 1867? Who was the poet?
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Which poem was published in 1864? Who was the poet?
I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind by Emily Dickinson
Which poem was published in 1923? Who was the poet?
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost
Which poems were published in 1609? Who was the poet?
My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun and Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? by William Shakespeare
Which poem was published in 1681? Who was the poet?
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell
Which poem was published in 1924? Who was the poet?
The Thought Beneath so Slight a Film by Emily Dickinson
Which poem was published in 1983? Who was the poet?
White Porch by Cathy Song
Which poem was published in 2005? Who was the poet?
Marvell Noir by Ann Lauinger
Which poem was published in 1948? Who was the poet?
Root Cellar by Theodore Roethke
Which poem was published in 1945? Who was the poet?
Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas
Which poem was published in 1940? Who was the poet?
My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke
Which poems were published in 1926? Who were the poets?
Lenox Avenue: Midnight by Langston Hughes and Since Feeling is First by E. E. Cummings
Which poem was published in 1952? Who was the poet?
Teodoro Luna’s Two Kisses by Alberto Rios
Which poem was published in 1997? Who was the poet?
Play-by-Play by Joan Murray
Complete the following sentence…
Li Ho wrote the poem _____.
A Beautiful Girl Combs Her Hair
Complete the following sentence…
Langston Hughes wrote ____.
Lenox Avenue: Midnight
Complete the following sentence…
William Shakespeare’s famous poems include ____ and ____.
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day; My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun
Complete the following sentence…
Theodore Roethke wrote the two poems ____ and ____.
My Papa’s Waltz; Root Cellar
Complete the following sentence…
Joan Murray’s poem, which is titled ____, is about women watching male baseball players and the comparison of how women would react to being watched vs. men’s reactions to being watched.
Play-by-Play
Complete the following sentence…
Emily Dickinson wrote ___ and ___.
I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind; The Thought Beneath so Slight a Film
Complete the following sentence…
Andrew Marvell’s ___ and Ann Lauinger’s ___ are related to each other. They’re both carpe diem poems, and Lauinger’s poem is a response to Marvell’s.
To His Coy Mistress; Marvell Noir
Complete the following sentence…
Robert Frost wrote the poem ___.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Complete the following sentence…
Home-Baked Bread was written by ____.
Sally Croft
Complete the following sentence…
The White Porch was written by ____.
Cathy Song
Complete the following sentence…
Teodoro Luna’s Two Kisses was written by ____.
Alberto Rios
Complete the following sentence…
Fern Hill was written by ____.
Dylan Thomas
True or false?
The White Porch’s theme is about physical abuse.
False. It is about a woman who reminisces about the days she and her husband had a secretive relationship. The themes revolve around sex, secrets, and seduction.
True or false?
Ann Lauinger’s poem is about a man who warns his lover to stop playing hard-to-get; Andrew Marvell’s poem is about a man who tries to encourage his lover to have sex with him.
True.
True or false?
My Papa’s Waltz is about youth, and the way time is pulling the narrator back into adulthood.
False. That theme is from Fern Hill.
True or false?
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day compares nature to a person’s beauty.
True.
True or false?
Alberto Rios’ poem is about a married couple who shares secretive love gestures.
True.
True or false?
Since Feeling is First is a carpe diem poem that revolves around seduction.
True.
True or false?
Li Ho’s poem is about jealousy.
True.
True or false?
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day and My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun were published in 1608.
False. They were published in 1609.
True or false?
Nothing Gold Can Stay has a theme that revolves around the idea of “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
False. That theme comes from My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun.
True or false?
My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun has a theme that revolves around “nothing good ever lasts.”
False. That theme comes from Nothing Gold Can Stay.
Dover Beach, written by ____, is about…
Matthew Arnold; his religion is fading
Name the poet and year:
I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind
Emily Dickinson, 1864
Name the poet and year:
To His Coy Mistress
Andrew Marvell, 1681
Name the poet and year:
Fern Hill
Dylan Thomas, 1945
Name the poet and year:
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day
William Shakespeare, 1609
Name the poet and year:
A Beautiful Girl Combs Her Hair
Li Ho, 1965
Name the poet and year:
Teodoro Luna’s Two Kisses
Alberto Rios, 1952
Name the poet and year:
Home-Baked Bread
Sally Croft, 1981
Name the poet and year:
Marvell Noir
Ann Lauinger, 2005
Name the poet and year:
The Thought Beneath so Slight a Film
Emily Dickinson, 1924
Name the poet and year:
My Papa’s Waltz
Theodore Roethke, 1940
Name the poet and year:
White Porch
Cathy Song, 1983
Name the poet and year:
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Robert Frost, 1923
Name the poet and year:
Root Cellar
Theodore Roethke, 1948
Name the poet and year:
Play-by-Play
Joan Murray, 1997
Name the poet and year:
Since Feeling is First
E. E. Cummings, 1926
Name the poet and year:
My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun
William Shakespeare, 1609
Name the poet and year:
Dover Beach
Matthew Arnold, 1867
Name the poet and year:
Lenox Avenue: Midnight
Langston Hughes, 1926
