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Bumper Romantic Poetry Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the line: 'She was an (a)   pinnance'

2.

Which movement of poetry connects Shelley, Blake, Wordsworth & Browning?

a)

Romantics

b)

New Romantics

c)

Pre-Raphelite

d)

Writer's Union

3.

Which European revolution influenced the romantic poetry movement?

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

French

d)

Italian

4.

Complete the line' Look at my words ye mighty and (a)   '

5.

Complete the line: 'One (a)   evening (led by her)'

6.

What is the name of the painter mentioned in 'My Last Duchess'?

a)

Fra Pandolf

b)

Claus of Inns Bruck

c)

Browning

d)

Da Vinci

7.

Which Greek god is mentioned at the end of 'My Last Duchess'?

a)

Zeus

b)

Neptune

c)

Cronos

d)

Hades

8.

What form is 'Ozymandias' written in?

a)

Sonnet

b)

Dramatic monologue

c)

Epic Poem

d)

Ballad

9.

Who met a 'traveller from an antique land'

a)

Shelley

b)

The narrator of 'Ozymandias'

c)

Blake

d)

The narrator of 'London'

10.

What tip of 'lip' is Ozymandias described as having?

a)

vast

b)

wrinkled

c)

huge

d)

unhappy

11.

Which poem describes a 'shattered visage'?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

12.

Which poem includes the inscription on a pedestal?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

13.

Which poem includes the phrase 'marriage hearse'?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

14.

Which poem includes a reference to the Thames river?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

15.

Which poem describes blood on 'palace walls'?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

16.

What is the soldier doing in 'London'?

(a)  

17.

What 'blasts the new-born infant's tear' in 'London'?

a)

A curse

b)

The polluition

c)

The establishment

d)

The government

18.

Which word is repeated in the first two lines of 'London'?

(a)  

19.

Which poem describes a 'craggy ridge'?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

20.

Which poem includes the phrase like a living thing'?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

21.

What type of tree is described in 'The Prelude'?

a)

Oak

b)

Willow

c)

Pine

d)

Evergreen

22.

What is the technique which describes a significant change of tone or mood in a poem?

a)

Structure

b)

Volta

c)

Caesura

d)

Stanza

23.

In 'My Last Duchess' the Duke says he never chose to do what?

(a)  

24.

Complete the line: 'My gift of a (a)   -hundred-year-old name'

25.

Who is Claus of Innsbruck?

a)

The sculptor of 'Ozymandias'

b)

The painter from 'My Last Duchess'

c)

The sculptor from 'My Last Duchess'

d)

The name of the speaker in 'The Prelude'

26.

Which major themes might be associated with 'The Prelude' tick all that apply

a)

Power of nature

b)

Power of humans

c)

Arrogance and pride

d)

Fear

e)

Anger at the establishment

27.

Which major themes might be associated with 'My Last Duchess' tick all that apply

a)

Power of nature

b)

Power of humans

c)

Arrogance and pride

d)

Power and control

e)

Solder's experience of war

28.

Complete the quotation: The (a)   and level sands'

29.

Complete the quotation: 'The hand that (a)   them'

30.

Complete the quotation: 'The mind- (a)   manacles I hear'

31.

Which animal is described in the poem 'The Prelude'?

(a)  

32.

How does the speaker in 'My Last Duchess' control who can see the painting?

a)

He hides it in his bedroom

b)

He hides it behind a screen

c)

He hides it behind a curtain

d)

He hides it under a blanket

33.

What happened after the Duke 'gave commands'?

a)

'all smiles stopped together'

b)

'she liked whatever she looked on'

c)

she was 'lessoned'

d)

She rode a 'white mule' round the terrace

34.

What is the technique called when a sentence or phrase runs over one line or stanza?

a)

Caesura

b)

Enjambement

c)

Iambic pentameter

d)

Juxtaposition

35.

What is the technique which includes two lines together which rhyme?

a)

Rhyming couplet

b)

Irregular rhyme

c)

Free verse

d)

ABAB

36.

Which poem is said to be autobiographical?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

37.

Which poem repeats the word 'hear'?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

38.

How many beats / syllables can be found in a line of iambic pentameter?

(a)  

39.

Which poem includes reference to a 'dowry'?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

40.

Which poem describes a walk around a city?

a)

'London'

b)

'Ozymandias'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

41.

What is blocking the speaker of 'The Prelude's view of the stars?

a)

A huge mountain

b)

The sky has turned pitch black

c)

He has his eyes closed

d)

The star's fires have gone out

42.

What kind of 'line' is described in 'The Prelude'?

a)

An unswerving line

b)

A straight line

c)

A wavy line

d)

An erratic line

43.

What is the technique called when there is a deliberate break in a line of poetry? Often a full stop.

a)

Caesura

b)

Enjambement

c)

Iambic pentameter

d)

Juxtaposition

44.

How many lines are found in a typical sonnet?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

45.

Sonnets are usually associated with which theme?

a)

Anger

b)

Love

c)

Drama

d)

Death

46.

How would you describe the rhyming pattern in the poem 'London'?

a)

AABB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABCABC

d)

Irregular rhyme / free verse

47.

How would you describe the rhyming pattern in the poem 'My Last Duchess'?

a)

AABB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABCABC

d)

Irregular rhyme / free verse

48.

Which poet came from the Lake District?

a)

Shelley

b)

Wordsworth

c)

Blake

d)

Browning

49.

The establishment refers to which of these organisations? Tick could which apply

a)

The church

b)

The government

c)

The judicary

d)

The working classes

50.

Which poems' first word is 'I'?

a)

'Ozymandias'

b)

'London'

c)

'The Prelude'

d)

'My Last Duchess'

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