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1. Since one of Andrew Marvell's titles was the inspiration for the title, let's start with another first line from one of his works. Name the poem from its first lines:
"Within this sober frame expect,
work of no foreign architect."
2. Robert Frost was one of the most famous poets in American history. His most famous works include "Fire and Ice", and "The Road Not Taken". Neither of these has this first line, though. Which Frost poem does this line come from?
"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold."
3. Edgar Allan Poe was another famous poet with highly successful works. This first line comes from one of his more famous works. Can you name it?
"It was many and many a year ago,
in a kingdom by the sea."
4. Perhaps the most famous female poet of her time, Emily Dickinson lived a short life, living only to the age of 55. During her life, she wrote many poems. Name the title of the poem this first line comes from.
"I'll tell you how the sun rose, a ribbon at a time."
5. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was another poet of great talent in his time. Name this poem from its first line.
"The tide rises, the tide falls."
6. Sylvia Plath was another successful female poet of her time who died at a young age. Most known for "Ariel", she had other successful works. One of these famous works starts with this line below. Name it.
"I shall never get you put together entirely,
pieced, glued, and properly jointed."
7. Langston Hughes was one of the less traditional poets of his time, but he was nevertheless influential. Name his work from this first line:
"I went down to the river, I set down on the bank."
8. Sticking with a more modern theme, no poetry quiz would be complete without a work from Shel Silverstein, famous for works like "Where the Sidewalk Ends". Name this work from its first line:
"Where did you get such a dirty face,
my darling dirty-faced child?"
9. John Keats was a successful poet in his time, even though he only lived to be 25. Name the title of this poem from the lines below:
"Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
There are four seasons in the mind of man."
10. The final poet on our list is Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Her work is inspirational to many, despite its age. Name the work from the first line below:
"Enough! We're tired, my heart and I."
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