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Henry Van Dyke was the professor of ___ at which university

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Who was the professor of English literature at Princeton university

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Who elected to American academy of arts and letters

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Hendry Van Dyke was elected to (country) academy of ___

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Nationality of Hendry Van Dyke

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Persons with American nationality

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Person who has done PG with batchelor’s degree in English

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Education qualification of Rakhi Nariani Shirke

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Rudyard Kipling, born in (DMY)

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Who born on Dec 30 1865

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Rudyard Kipling get his NP in

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Who get his NP in 1907

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Rudyard Kipling born in (place)

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Person who is born in Bombay

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The Jungle Book was written by, in (year)

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Rudyard Kipling write which book in 1894

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Jungle book was written by which poem author from (place)

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The secret of the machines author written which book from vermount

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Rudyard Kipling educated in (Place) return to India in (year)

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Who was the one educated in England return to India in 1882

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Whom did Rudyard Kipling married and settled in (place)

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Caroline Balestier married whom and settled in Brattleboro, Vermount

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Caroline Balestier married Rudyard Kipling and settled in (place)

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Who married whom and settled down in Brattleboro, Vermount

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Usually the characters in the fables are ___

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Usually the characters in the ___ are animals.

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What is fables stories

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Fables are traditional story teachers us moral lessons.

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What does fables term means

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___ word means salve

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Aesop’s fables is the story telling in (place), (period)

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In Ancient Greece btw 620 to 564 BCE the story telling was called as ___ and stories was added today also

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Aesop fables is the story telling between ___ periods in Greece

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___ was the story telling btw 620 to 564 BCE in (place) and stories was added today also

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The drowned sailor at the downs was the 1st book to ___, in (year)

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___ was the 1st book to James Falcom Kirkup and it was came out in 1947

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James Falconer Kirkup nationality is ___

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Person who was a English poet

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Whose home town was S.Shields

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James Falconer Kirkup home town was ___

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James Falconer Kirkup collection of his work was kept in (place)

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In C.Library, S.Shields has the collection of who’s work

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Robert Frost’s nationality was ___, and he born in (DMY)

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Poet with American nationality and born in 26 March 1874

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Author who was special guest at President John F Kennedy’s inauguration

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Robert Frost was special guest at ___

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Author who do realistic description of rural life

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Significance or Specific point about Robert Frost

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Author who is unofficial Laureate of US country

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Robert Frost was unofficial Laureate of ___ Country

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J.Nehru written last two lines of a poem is ___ and this poem lines belongs to ___

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Significance of the following lines:
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep

From Stopping by the woods on the snow evening

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J.Nehru written last two lines of a poem is ___ and this poem lines belongs to ___

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Significance of last two lines of the poem Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

“And miles to go before I sleep
…”

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Who had the 4 Pulitzer prices

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Awards of Robert Frost

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Stopping by woods on a snowy evening author’s other works

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The road not taken, west running brook, mending wall, after apple picking etc are the other works of ___ poem’s author.

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Nationality of William Blake

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Name the poet who as the nationality as UK

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Who was boldly imaginative rebel in both his thought and his art

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Significance or Specific point of William Black

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The Tyger and The Lamp was the other work of ___ poems author

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The poison tree’s authors other works

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Gieve Patel nationality is ___

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Poet with Indian nationality

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“Poems” was the collection of work of whom which was came out in (year)

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Gieve Patel collection of work was called as ___ which was came out in 1966

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On killing a tree poem’s author other works

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Evening, Forensic medicine, from Bombay central was the other work of ___ poem’s author

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Gieve Patel conducting poetry workshop in (place)

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In Rishi valley school who conducted poetry workshop

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What does Gieve Patel do in Rishi Valley School

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Who conducted poetry workshop at ___ place

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Who born in Coleford in Gloucestershire

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Mary Botham Howitt was born in ___

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Husband of Mary Botham Howitt

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Who was William Howitt

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William Howitt and his wife ___ writes ___ no. of books

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Mary Botham Howitt and her husband ___ writes ___ no. of books

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Nationality of Mary Botham Howitt and she writes ___ no. of books with whom

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A English poet who writes 180 books with William Howitt

42
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Period of Caroline Ann Bowles and her poem was ___

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Poets who belongs to Victorian era and she wrote the poem river

43
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Who’s husband was Poet laureate of Britain

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Explain about Robert Southey

44
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Other works of the author of ‘The River’ and what was the name of the author

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The Little Lady Bird, Chapter on Churchyard, Tales of the Factories are the work of whom, and the poet’s poem in the syllabus was ___

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___ poet belongs to Maryland, USA and the poet work was ___

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Norman Littleford was from (place) and the poet work was ___

46
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What was the nationality for the poet who’s work was ‘The Comet’

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Norman Littlefort was American from ___ and his work was ___

47
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Describe the work of Norman Littleford

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Whose poem work was on life and nature which was simple but deep, provoke readers to absorb idea beyond the usual.

48
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Who was the poet born in Britain and grew up in USA

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Edgar Albert Guest was from (place)

49
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Edgar Albert Guest works was ___

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Who’s work was ‘The stick together family, Courage, Team Work’

50
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The poet of ‘The Stick together family’ also written ___

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The poet of ‘Courage, Team work’ also written ____

51
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Poetic talents of Edgar Albert Guest was linked to (place)

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Who was the product of ‘Small Town’ located in America

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Who was know as ‘People’s Poet’

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Significance / Specific points about Edger Albert Guest

53
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Describe the nature of the poem of Edger Albert Guest

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Who’s poem often had an inspiration and optimistic view of everyday life

54
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New poem of whom as been published daily in (Detroit Press) newspaper for ___ years between ___ periods

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New poem of Edger Albert Guest as been published in ___ newspaper for 30 years between (1920-1950) periods

55
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Mary Ann Evan’s was know through ___ name

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___ poet was knows by poet’s pen name George Eliot

56
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Making Life Worth While poet was belongs to ___ period

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Poets who belong to Victorian era

57
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Poet who writes 7 novels

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Works of George Eliot

58
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Significance for the poet name George Eliot

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Marry Ann Evans was called as ___ and why

59
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The author who as been called with author’s pen name was ___

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George Eliot - Marry Ann Evans - Making the life worthwhile - Poem
Mark Twain - Samual Langhorne Chelms - Cat and the pain killer - Prose

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Name of the British romantic poet

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Nationality of John Keats and he was know as ___ poet

61
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Name of the poet who was surgeon but devoted his life to poetry

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John Keats was a ___ but he devoted his life to ___

62
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A think of beauty is an excerpt from John Keats poem of ___

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___ was the poem excerpt from ‘Endymion: A Poetic Romance’ which was written by ___

63
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Cynthia was goddess of ___, which she was related to ___ poet

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Who was the goddess of moon in a poem written by John Keats

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Who was the Greek legend in John Keats poem lives in (place) who was a beautiful young shepherd and poet

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Endymion was the Greek legend who was ___ other than that, lives in Latmos mount, which was written by ___

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Who was the beautify young shepherd in John Keats poem

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Endymion described as ___, and this was related to ___ poem

66
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Who was the award winning author for child literature in India

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Shanthaini Govindan received award for ___

67
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Who was the poet laureate of Britain in Victorian era

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Who was Robert Southey

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Who was the poet laureate of UK in 1930

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Significance of John Masefield

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Poet who was part of Icthyosis society. It is a disease about ___

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Name of the disease which is a rare genetic skin condition and how Brigette Brant is relevant to it

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Who was the Scottish novelist

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Nationality of Robert Louis Stevenson

71
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Other poems written by the author of railway carriage

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Author of ___ also written the following, such as,
- Treasure Island
- Kidnapped
- Strange case of Dr. Jeky II and Mr. Hyde
- A Child’s garden of verses

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The author of Tragic story also written ___

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The author who written ___ as written the Novel vanity fair

73
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The period refers to the period of Victoria reign is ___, and the poem and poets of this reign are ___

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Btw 1837 - 1901,
This period poem and poets where,
- The River - Caroline Ann Bowles
- Making Life Worth While - George Eliot / Marry Ann Evans
- A Tragic Story - William Makepeace Thackeray

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The period refers to the period of Victoria reign is ___, and the poem and poets of this reign are ___

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Btw 1837 - 1901,
This period poem and poets where,
- The River - Caroline Ann Bowles
- Making Life Worth While - George Eliot
- A Tragic Story - William Makepeace Thackeray

75
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List the English nationality poets and their poems (8)

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No men are Foreign - James Falconer Kirkup
The Poison Tree - William Black
The spider and the fly - Mary Botham Howit
The river - Caroline Ann Bowles
Making life worth while - George Eliot / Marry Ann Evans
A Think of Beauty - John Keats
Sea Fever - John Masefield
A Tragic Story - William Makepeace Thackeray

Kirkup - William - Mary - Ann - John

76
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List the American nationality poet

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Life - Henry Van Dyke
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert frost
The comet - Norman Littleford

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Explain the poetic way of William Makepeace Thackeray

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  • A colourful, lively style, with a simple vocabulary and clearly structure sentences.
  • These qualities combined with his honest view of life give him an important place in the history of realistic literature.

Key words: Colourful, lively style, simple vocabulary, clear structure sentence, honest view of life, realistic literature.

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Edger Albert Guest period

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1881 - 1959 who’s period is this

79
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The title that was only given to Edger Albert Guest was ___

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Who was the only poet laureate of Michigan

80
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Edger Albert Guest was poet laureate of ___

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Who was the poetic laureate of Michigan

81
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Who was know as The poet of the people

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Edger Albert Guest was know as ___

82
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Who was column was syndicated in over 300 newspapers

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Edger Albert Guest column was syndicated in over ___ newspapers

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Edger Albert Guest work was 1st appeared in ___ at the age of ___ in the year ___

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Who’s work was appeared in Detroit Free Press in 1895 which leads to start his career as poet at the age of 14

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Significance age and year in Rudyard Kipling life time

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1865 born
17 years old in 1882 after studies written from England
27 years old in 1992 Married Caroline Balestier and settle down in Brattleboro,Vermount
29 years old in 1894 written jungle book
42 years old in 1907 NP

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Endymion a beautiful young shepherded and Cynthia Moon Goddess
What was the final line of description about both by John Keats

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The enchanted youth resolved to seek her out and so wandered away through the forest and down under the sea, Describe about the line

86
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Shanthani Govindan writes ___ books for children

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Who write 50 books for children

87
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Poet and authors who are doctors

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John Keats - Surgeon
Dr. Gieve Patel
Arthur Conan Doyle - Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery

88
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Poetic Laureates

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John Masefield 1930 UK
John Keats - Romantic Poet of Britain
Edger Albert Guest - Poetic Laureate of Michigan
Robert Frost - Unofficial poetic laureates of US
Robert Southey - Poetic Laureate of Britain = Carolin Ann Bowles(One of the poet of Victorian era)

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Poets Husband and Wife pairs

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William Howitt - Marry Botham Howitt
Robert Southey - Carolin Ann Bowles
Rudyard Kipling - Caroline Balister

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Sonnet is derived from (language) word “___” which means ____

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___ is derived from Italian word Sonetto which means little song or small lyrics

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What is mean by ‘iambic pentameter’

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A line with ten syllables, accented on every second beat is know as ___

92
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In poetry, sonnet has ___ line, and is written in ___

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In poetry ___ will have 14 line and is written in iambic pentameter

93
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The 1st 8 line of a sonnet is called as ___ and the last 6 lines is known as ___

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Explain the term Octave and Sestet

94
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Sonnets can be categorised on the basis of their ___

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___ can be categorised on the basis of rhyme scheme

95
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Which poet famous work was “Eolian”

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David bates famous work was ___

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The Volume of poetry Eolian was published in the year

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1849

97
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James Kirkup last volume of poetry was published in the year

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2008

98
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Who’s novel is Hans Brinker

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Marry maples Dodge

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Whose poem was written under the heading “ Dark poem”

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Nadia Bush

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