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1. 1) One of my most famous poems contains the line "I will luve thee still, my dear, till a' the seas gang dry".
2) Born in the small town of Alloway, I had children out of wedlock with four different women.
3) A piece of clothing usually found with a pompom was named after the title of one of my poems.
Do you recognize me, a pioneer of the Romantic movement?
2. 1) About the love of my life, I wrote "The first is Springtime, but the second resembles me so much, her name is Love".
2) Written in terza rima, my most famous work begins on the day before Good Friday.
3) A well-known symphony based on me and my poetic journey was composed by Liszt in the 1850s.
Do you recognize me, one of the most highly influential poets of the Middle Ages?
3. 1) In a poetic tribute to a U.S. city, I remarked "Hog butcher for the world, tool maker, stacker of wheat, player with railroads".
2) For my three daughters, I wrote the classic children's book "Rootabaga Stories".
3) I fittingly helped pen "Wife and Widow", a 1932 biography of Mary Todd Lincoln.
Do you know which well-regarded poet I am?
4. 1) To the title woman of one of my most well-known poems, I remarked "Drink to me only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine".
2) While I escaped the death penalty for killing an actor in a duel, I was still imprisoned and branded.
3) In a tribute to my contemporary, William Shakespeare, I wrote "He was not of an age, but for all time".
What Elizabethan poet am I?
5. 1) I wrote the simple line "No honey for me, if it comes with a bee".
2) Plato said of me "Some say there are nine muses...she makes ten".
3) I was one of the legendary "Four Poets" of Lesbos along with Alceaus, Arion and Terpander.
Which classical Greek poet am I?
6. 1) I famously remarked in an ode, "If winter comes, can spring be far behind".
2) In 1811 I was expelled from Oxford for writing the pamphlet "The Necessity of Atheism".
3) After my tragic drowning at the age of 30, my heart remained with my wife the rest of her life.
Can you figure out what influential 19th century poet I am?
7. 1) The second line of one of my most famous poem reads "Old age should burn and rave at close of day".
2) My home, the Boat House, has been made into a museum.
2) Before my death in 1953, I boasted "I've had 18 straight whiskeys; I think that's the record".
What 20th century poet am I?
8. 1) The quote "To err is human, to forgive, divine" came from my 1711 poem "An Essay on Criticism".
2) I was inspired to write one of my most famous poems when Lord Petre cut off a bit of Arabella Fremor's hair.
3) Three moons of Uranus have been named after characters from my poetry.
Do you recognize me, one of the greatest poets of my age?
9. 1) The famous Latin phrase "Carpe diem" comes from my "Odes".
2) I served under Brutus following the assassination of Julius Caesar.
3) I enjoyed discussing the principle of decorum in my classic treatise "Ars Poetica".
What Roman poet am I?
10. 1) I composed the line, "Because I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for me".
2) I referred to myself as "Phantom", the "no-person" I was from the age of 19 months to seven years old.
3) 146 of my poems were published by my niece in 1914 under the title of "The Single Hound".
Do you know what American poet I am?
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