Poetry Collection

Which sentence best states a main message of the poem “Retort”?

• Always follow your head rather than your heart.

• A person in love does not always think rationally.

• It is easy to fall in love with an unkind person.

• Love happens only when the mind and heart agree.

The oldest known collection of Chinese poetry containing more than 300 poems which were purportedly organized by Confucius himself.

• Book of Poetry (Shijing)

• Book of Rites

• Book of History (Shujing)

• Book of Changes (Yijing of I Ching)

• Spring and Autumn Annals (Chun Qiu)

Which of the following poetry collections is known for its exploration of social justice themes?

• A) Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

• B) The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot

• C) Howl by Allen Ginsberg

• D) The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Which poetry collection is often associated with the Harlem Renaissance and addresses racial identity?

• A) The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes

• B) Ariel by Sylvia Plath

• C) North by Seamus Heaney

• D) The Cantos by Ezra Pound

Which poet's collection, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience," explores the contrast between the innocence of childhood and the experience of adulthood?

• A) William Blake

• B) Robert Frost

• C) Emily Dickinson

• D) John Keats

Which poetry collection by Maya Angelou addresses themes of identity, family, and racism?

• A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• B) And Still I Rise

• C) The Bell Jar

• D) The Road Not Taken

Which poetry collection is known for its feminist themes and was written by Sylvia Plath?

• A) The Colossus

• B) Ariel

• C) The Bell Jar

• D) Daddy

Which poetry collection by Robert Frost includes the famous poem "The Road Not Taken"?

• A) North of Boston

• B) A Boy's Will

• C) Mountain Interval

• D) New Hampshire

Which poetry collection by Pablo Neruda is known for its passionate and romantic themes?

• A) Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

• B) Canto General

• C) The Captain's Verses

• D) Residence on Earth

Which poetry collection by T.S. Eliot is considered a cornerstone of modernist poetry?

• A) The Waste Land

• B) Four Quartets

• C) Prufrock and Other Observations

• D) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats