Famous Poet Trivia

Who is the somewhat creepy author and poet who wrote "The Raven?"

• Emily Dickinson

• William Shakespeare

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Lewis Carroll

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Who is famous for writing plays and special poems called "sonnets," like the one that begins "Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?"

• Emily Dickinson

• William Shakespeare

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Lewis Carroll

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This author wrote a poem called "Jabberwocky" right in the middle of his novel, Through the Looking Glass, a sequel to Alice in Wonderland

• Emily Dickinson

• William Shakespeare

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Lewis Carroll

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This poet didn't get out much, but she wrote great poems like "Hope is the Thing with Feathers."

• Emily Dickinson

• William Shakespeare

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Lewis Carroll

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This poet was a part of the Harlem Renaissance (In NYC), but he actually came from the Midwest. He also wrote short stories, and his poems include "Mother to Son"

• Robert Frost

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

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This poet, from New England, wrote about apple picking, stopping by the woods on a snowy day, and choosing between two paths in the woods. Very popular among hikers!

• Robert Frost

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

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This poet wrote a poem called "We Wear the Mask," about not being able to express himself because of the way others perceived his race.

• Robert Frost

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

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This poet recited "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of a US President!

• Robert Frost

• Paul Laurence Dunbar

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

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This very short type of poetry uses 5 syllables in the first line, then 7 in the next, and 5 in the third and last line.

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Solliloquy

• Ode

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This type of poetry is about performance, not reading from a page of paper

• Blackout Poetry

• Concrete Poetry

• Spoken Word Poetry

• Silent Poetry