Identification of Poems Flashcards
What is the name of the poem this is taken from? Mention who wrote it in your answer. “I love thee with a love I seemed to lose / With my lost saints,”
Sonnet 43 (XLIII) by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning
Who is the author of “The Iceberg Theory”?
Gerald Locklin
Identify the poem and poet.
“If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”
Sonnet 116, William Shakespeare
Identify the poem and poet.
“took her young daughters
sold her strong sons”
“Africa” by Maya Angelou
Who is the author of “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”
Robert Herrick
Identify the poem and the poet.
“So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare
Identify the poem.
“Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while we way, go marry;”
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
Who is the speaker in “The New Colossus”? And who is the author?
The Statue of Liberty is the speaker.
Emma Lazarus is the author.
Which poems reflect the idea of Carpe Diem?
“The Flea” and “To the Virgins, to Make of Time”
What type of poetry does John Donne write?
Metaphysical poetry
In “Dear Colin Kaepernick”, there is an allusion to which poem?
Strange Fruit
Where does this line come from: “Your door is shut against my tightened face, And I am sharp as steel with discontent”. Name the poet and the poem.
The White House by Claude McKay
Who wrote a poem about Slavery in Quebec?
Webster
Identify the poem and the poet.
“For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck
For the sun to rot, for a tree to drop”
Strage Fruit by Abel Meeropol
What is the name of the poem written by Langston Hugues?
“Harlem”
Which of the poems seen in class is a spoken word poetry?
“Dear Colin Kaepernick”
Identify the poem and poet.
“Didn’t you like your name in lights, boy?”
“Dear Colin Kaepernick” by Hannah Drake
Who are the two authors that were important during the Harlem Renaissance?
Claude McKay and Langston Hughes
Identify the poem and the poet.
“Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;”
Sonnet 116, William Shakespeare
To what does “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” refers to in “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus?
Europe.
What is the poem and who is the poet:
“of course a critic has to criticize;
a critic has to have something to say.”
“The Iceberg Theory” by Gerald Locklin
What is the poem and who is the poet:
“i guess the problem is it’s just too common for them.”
“The Iceberg Theory” by Gerald Locklin
What is the poem and who is the poet:
“ Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;”
“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus
What is the poem and who is the poet:
“ Just so much honour, when thou yield’st to me,
Will waste, as this flea’s death took life from thee.”
“The Flea” by John Donne
