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Edgar Allan Poe's First Lines Trivia Quiz

In this quiz about Edgar Allan Poe's poetry, I will give a first line from a poem, you select which poem it is from. Some of them will be easy, but some will be hard.

A multiple-choice quiz by napierslogs. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
napierslogs

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,974

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
835

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Question 1 of 15

1. 'The ring is on my hand,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Alone

To Helen

The Bridal Ballad

Annabel Lee

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Question 2 of 15

2. 'Dim vales and shadowy floods-' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Dreamland

Eldorado

Fairy-land

The City In The Sea

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Question 3 of 15

3. 'Beloved! amid the the earnest woes' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Annabel Lee

To F---

To My Mother

The Bridal Ballad

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'Romance, who loves to nod and sing,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Alone

Romance

Israfel

To Helen

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Question 5 of 15

5. 'By route obscure and lonely' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Eldorado

Dreamland

The City In The Sea

Ulalame

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Lenore

Annabel Lee

Israfel

To Helen

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Question 7 of 15

7. 'Thou wast all that to me, love,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

To One in Paradise

To M----

Lenore

Serenade

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Question 8 of 15

8. 'Because I feel that, in the Heavens above.' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Annabel Lee

For Annie

To One Departed

To My Mother

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Question 9 of 15

9. 'In Heaven a spirit doth dwell' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

For Annie

To One Departed

Spirits of the Dead

Israfel

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Question 10 of 15

10. 'Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells!' is the first line of what poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 15

11. 'Twas noontide of summer, And mid-time of night,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Evening Star

Dreamland

A Dream

Fairy-land

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Question 12 of 15

12. 'There are some qualities - some incorporate things' is the fist line of which EAP poem? Hint

The City In The Sea

Serenade

Silence

The Valley Of Unrest

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Question 13 of 15

13. 'O! I care not that my earthly lot' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

To One In Paradise

Spirits of the Dead

Romance

To M---

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'Once it smiled a silent dell' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Fairy-land

Evening Star

Dreamland

The Valley of Unrest

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Question 15 of 15

15. 'Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,' is the first line of which famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The ring is on my hand,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: The Bridal Ballad

'The Bridal Ballad' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).

2. 'Dim vales and shadowy floods-' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Fairy-land

'Fairy-land' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' in 1829.

3. 'Beloved! amid the the earnest woes' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To F---

'To F--' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.

4. 'Romance, who loves to nod and sing,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Romance

'Romance' was first published under the section, Poems written in Youth, in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).

5. 'By route obscure and lonely' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Dreamland

'Dreamland' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.

6. 'Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Lenore

'Lenore' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).

7. 'Thou wast all that to me, love,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To One in Paradise

'To One in Paradise' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.

8. 'Because I feel that, in the Heavens above.' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To My Mother

Edgar Allan Poe's mother died December 8, 1811 when he was just 2 years old.

9. 'In Heaven a spirit doth dwell' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Israfel

'Israfel' was first published in 'Poems' in 1831.

10. 'Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells!' is the first line of what poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: The Bells

'The Bells' was published in 'The Works of The Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, 1850. Two months after his death.

11. 'Twas noontide of summer, And mid-time of night,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Evening Star

'A Dream' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' (1829).

12. 'There are some qualities - some incorporate things' is the fist line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Silence

'Silence' was published in 'The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, 1850.

13. 'O! I care not that my earthly lot' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To M---

'To M--' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' in 1829.

14. 'Once it smiled a silent dell' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: The Valley of Unrest

'The Valley of Unrest' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.

15. 'Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,' is the first line of which famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer: The Raven

'The Raven' was first published in the New York 'Evening Mirror' January 29, 1845 and immediately became a huge success, although initially he only received {$15} for it.

Source: Author napierslogs

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