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More of Poe's First Lines Trivia Quiz

All from poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. I'll give you a first line, and you identify which poem it is from.

A multiple-choice quiz by napierslogs. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
napierslogs

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,389

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
984

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Question 1 of 15

1. 'Lo! Death has reared himself a throne' is the first line from which EAP poem? Hint

Annabel Lee

The City In The Sea

The Valley of Unrest

To One Departed

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Question 2 of 15

2. 'At midnight, in the month of June,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Tamerlane

Lenore

The Sleeper

Romance

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Question 3 of 15

3. 'The skies they were ashen and sober;' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Tamerlane

Alone

Ulalame

To One Departed

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'From childhood's hour I have not been' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

The Raven

Silence

Alone

The Sleeper

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Question 5 of 15

5. 'I saw thee once - once only , years ago' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

To F---

To My Mother

For Annie

To Helen

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'Thy soul shall find itself alone' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

The Valley Of Unrest

Alone

Spirits Of The Dead

The Sleeper

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Question 7 of 15

7. 'In visions of the dark night' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Annabel Lee

Dreamland

A Dream

The Raven

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Question 8 of 15

8. 'Take this kiss upon the brow!' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

A Dream Within A Dream

To Helen

The Bridal Ballad

For Annie

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Question 9 of 15

9. 'Thank Heaven! The crisis - The danger is past' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

The Sleeper

Annabel Lee

For Annie

Silence

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Question 10 of 15

10. 'Seraph! Thy memory is to me' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Annabel Lee

To One Departed

The Raven

To My Mother

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Question 11 of 15

11. 'So sweet the hour, so calm the time,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Serenade

Alone

Silence

To One In Paradise

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Question 12 of 15

12. 'Gaily bedight, A gallant knight' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Ulalame

Eldorado

Al Aaraaf

Dreamland

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Question 13 of 15

13. 'Oh! That my young life were a lasting dream!' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Dreams

Serenade

Alone

Evening Star

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'Kind solace in a dying hour!' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Al Aaraaf

Alone

To My Mother

Tamerlane

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Question 15 of 15

15. 'It was many and many a year ago,' is the first line of which EAP poem? Hint

Al Aaraaf

Eldorado

Tamerlane

Annabel Lee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Lo! Death has reared himself a throne' is the first line from which EAP poem?

Answer: The City In The Sea

'The City In The Sea' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.

2. 'At midnight, in the month of June,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: The Sleeper

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

3. 'The skies they were ashen and {sober;'} is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Ulalame

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

4. 'From childhood's hour I have not been' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Alone

5. 'I saw thee once - once only , years ago' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To Helen

Poe has written two poems entitled 'To Helen', the other one begins with: 'Helen, thy beauty is to me'.

6. 'Thy soul shall find itself alone' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Spirits Of The Dead

'Spirits Of The Dead' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamelane and Minor Poems' in 1829.

7. 'In visions of the dark night' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: A Dream

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

8. 'Take this kiss upon the brow!' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: A Dream Within A Dream

'A Dream Within A Dream' was published in 'The Works of The Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, in 1850.

9. 'Thank Heaven! The crisis - The danger is past' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: For Annie

'For Annie' was published in 'The Works Of The Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, in 1850.

10. 'Seraph! Thy memory is to me' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: To One Departed

11. 'So sweet the hour, so calm the time,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Serenade

12. 'Gaily bedight, A gallant knight' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Eldorado

'Eldorado' was published in 'The Works Of The Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, in 1850.

13. 'Oh! That my young life were a lasting dream!' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Dreams

14. 'Kind solace in a dying hour!' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Tamerlane

Poe's first publication was with the poem 'Tamerlane', in the small book, 'Tamerlane and Other Poems'.

15. 'It was many and many a year ago,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

Answer: Annabel Lee

'Annabel Lee' was first published in 'The Works Of The Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, in 1850, after his death. It is my personal favourite poem.

Source: Author napierslogs

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