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WorksheetsFamous Poet Trivia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is the somewhat creepy author and poet who wrote "The Raven?"
Emily Dickinson
William Shakespeare
Edgar Allan Poe
Lewis Carroll
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
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
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
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
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
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
This poet recited "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of a US President!
Robert Frost
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Maya Angelou
Langston Hughes
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
This type of poetry is about performance, not reading from a page of paper
Blackout Poetry
Concrete Poetry
Spoken Word Poetry
Silent Poetry
