
LGT - Origin and Development of Poetry (2)
Authored by Lt.Dr. B. Ajantha Parthasarathi
English
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which period of English literature saw the emergence of Anglo-Saxon poetry characterized by oral tradition and the use of alliteration?
Metaphysical Poetry
Renaissance Poetry
Middle English Poetry
Anglo-Saxon Poetry
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is known for works such as 'The Canterbury Tales' and the use of vernacular English in poetry?
William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Donne
Alexander Pope
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poetic movement celebrated individualism, emotion, and the beauty of nature as a reaction against the rationalism of the Enlightenment?
Neoclassical Poetry
Victorian Poetry
Romantic Poetry
Modernist Poetry
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poet is associated with the Metaphysical Poetry movement known for intellectual complexity and the use of conceits?
William Wordsworth
John Donne
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
T.S. Eliot
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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CCSS.RL.8.10
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which period did neoclassical poets like Alexander Pope and John Dryden seek to emulate the style of ancient Greek and Roman literature?
Middle English Poetry
Renaissance Poetry
Neoclassical Poetry
Victorian Poetry
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poet from the Victorian era explored themes of industrialization and social injustice in works like 'In Memoriam'?
Robert Browning
William Wordsworth
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The modernist movement in poetry embraced experimentation and fragmentation in response to the upheavals of which century?
20th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
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CCSS.RL.8.5
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