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LGT - Origin and Development of Poetry (2)

Authored by Lt.Dr. B. Ajantha Parthasarathi

English

12th Grade

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LGT - Origin and Development of Poetry (2)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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