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Pieced-Apart Poems Trivia Quiz

You've picked up a poetry anthology, looking for something to read- but this anthology is old and dilapidated, most of the poems illegible. Can you identify these poems from what is left of their lines?

A multiple-choice quiz by Crystallina. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Crystallina

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,355

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
1811

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Before we begin, here's a question example: 'Shall - compare ---- -- a summer's --- (Shakespeare)' would be Shakespeare's Sonnet no. 18. On the first page, you see this line: 'And --- silken sad --------- rustling -- each ------ curtain (Edgar Allan Poe).' Which poem is this line from? Hint

'Annabel Lee'

'Lenore'

'The Bells'

'The Raven'

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Question 2 of 20

2. On the second page of the anthology, you read: 'Like - ------- etherized ---- a table (T. S. Eliot)'. Which poem is this line from? Hint

'The Waste Land'

'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'

'Sweeney Among the Nightingales'

'Morning at the Window'

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Question 3 of 20

3. On the third page, you read: 'Forlorn --- very word -- ---- a bell (John Keats). Which poem contains this line? Hint

'Ode to a Nightingale'

'The Eve of St. Agnes'

'Lines on the Mermaid Tavern'

'To Sleep'

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Question 4 of 20

4. You read on the fourth page of your anthology, 'Poems --- ---- by fools ---- me (Joyce Kilmer)'. Which poem is this line from? Hint

'Vision'

'Madness'

'Trees'

'Old Poets'

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Question 5 of 20

5. You read on the fifth page, '----- frame thy ------- symmetry (William Blake)'. Which poem contains this line? Hint

'Silent, Silent Night'

'Earth's Answer'

'The Tyger'

'Holy Thursday'

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Question 6 of 20

6. You turn to page six and read, 'Rage ---- ------ the dying -- --- light (Dylan Thomas)'. Which one of these poems does this line appear in? Hint

'The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower'

'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'

'Fern Hill'

'And Death Shall Have No Dominion'

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Question 7 of 20

7. On page seven, you see, '--- ship is -------- safe --- sound --- voyage ------ and done (Walt Whitman)'. Which poem is this line taken from? Hint

'I Hear America Singing'

'A Backward Glance'

'A Clear Midnight'

'O Captain! My Captain!'

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Question 8 of 20

8. You read on page eight, 'Love set --- going ---- a --- gold watch (Sylvia Plath)'. Which poem includes this line? Hint

'Above the Oxbow'

'Stillborn'

'Morning Song'

'The Disquieting Muses'

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Question 9 of 20

9. You flip to page 9 of the anthology and read, 'Brown sheep ---- --- warm ----- hill (Edna St. Vincent Millay)'. Which poem contains this line? Hint

'The Unexplorer'

'Elegy Before Death'

'Departure'

'To A Poet That Died Young'

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Question 10 of 20

10. The next page of the anthology reads, 'Souls -- Poets ---- and gone (John Keats)'. Which poem contains this line? Hint

'Ode to a Nightingale'

'Fancy'

'The Eve of St. Agnes'

'Lines on the Mermaid Tavern'

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Question 11 of 20

11. You read on page eleven, '--- the moon ----- beams ------- bringing -- dreams (Edgar Allan Poe)'. Which poem does this line appear in? Hint

'The Raven'

'The Valley of Unrest'

'For Annie'

'Annabel Lee'

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Question 12 of 20

12. On page twelve of your anthology, you read, 'Some --- --- world will --- -- fire (Robert Frost)'. Which poem does this line come from? Hint

'The Wood-Pile'

'The Road Not Taken'

'Fire and Ice'

'Home Burial'

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Question 13 of 20

13. You read on page thirteen, 'While life --- - ----- of Matter ---- inanimate (D. H. Lawrence)'. Which poem includes this line? Hint

'Snake'

'Humming-Bird'

'Only Man'

'Ship of Death

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Question 14 of 20

14. On page 14 of the book, you read, '--- blood-dimmed ---- is loosed, and ---------- (W. B. Yeats)'. Which poem is this line included in? Hint

'The Tower'

'Lapis Lazuli'

'The Second Coming'

'He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven'

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Question 15 of 20

15. You flip to page 15 and read, 'Oh stay ----- lives -- one ---- spare (John Donne)'. Which poem is this line from? Hint

'A Lecture Upon the Shadow'

'The Sun Rising'

'The Flea'

'The Good-Morrow'

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Question 16 of 20

16. You turn to page 16 and read, '---- infinity in --- palm of ---- hand(William Blake)'. Which poem includes this line? Hint

'The Tyger'

'Auguries of Innocence'

'I Heard an Angel'

'To the Muses'

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Question 17 of 20

17. On page 17, you read, '--- force that ------ the water ------- the rocks (Dylan Thomas)'. Which poem is this line from? Hint

'On the Marriage of a Virgin'

'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'

'The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower'

'In My Craft or Sullen Art'

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Question 18 of 20

18. You read on page eighteen of the dilapidated book, '--- ----- do worse ---- -- a swinger -- birches (Robert Frost)'. Which poem contains this line? Hint

'Birches'

'Fire and Ice'

'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'

'The Valley's Singing Day'

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Question 19 of 20

19. On page 19, you read, 'Nor public --- --- cheering crowds (W. B. Yeats)'. Which poem is this line from? Hint

'The Second Coming'

'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death'

'The Tower'

'Men Improve With The Years'

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Question 20 of 20

20. You turn to the last page and read, 'What are the ----- ---- clutch, ---- branches grow (T. S. Eliot)'. Which poem contains this line? Hint

'Preludes'

'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'

'The Waste Land'

'Rhapsody on a Windy Night'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 'The Raven'

The full line reads: 'And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain'. This poem is known for its repeated line, 'Quoth the raven, Nevermore!'

2. On the second page of the anthology, you read: 'Like - ------- etherized ---- a table (T. S. Eliot)'. Which poem is this line from?

Answer: 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'

The full line reads: 'Like a patient etherized upon a table'.

3. On the third page, you read: 'Forlorn --- very word -- ---- a bell (John Keats). Which poem contains this line?

Answer: 'Ode to a Nightingale'

The full line reads: 'Forlorn! The very word is like a bell'.

4. You read on the fourth page of your anthology, 'Poems --- ---- by fools ---- me (Joyce Kilmer)'. Which poem is this line from?

Answer: 'Trees'

The full line reads: 'Poems are made by fools like me'. This poem also contains the well known line 'I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.'

5. You read on the fifth page, '----- frame thy ------- symmetry (William Blake)'. Which poem contains this line?

Answer: 'The Tyger'

The full line reads, 'could frame thy fearful symmetry'.

6. You turn to page six and read, 'Rage ---- ------ the dying -- --- light (Dylan Thomas)'. Which one of these poems does this line appear in?

Answer: 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'

The full line reads, 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light.' This poem is an example of a villanelle.

7. On page seven, you see, '--- ship is -------- safe --- sound --- voyage ------ and done (Walt Whitman)'. Which poem is this line taken from?

Answer: 'O Captain! My Captain!'

The full line reads, 'The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done.'

8. You read on page eight, 'Love set --- going ---- a --- gold watch (Sylvia Plath)'. Which poem includes this line?

Answer: 'Morning Song'

The full line reads, 'Love set you going like a fat gold watch'. This poem was written in 1961.

9. You flip to page 9 of the anthology and read, 'Brown sheep ---- --- warm ----- hill (Edna St. Vincent Millay)'. Which poem contains this line?

Answer: 'Elegy Before Death'

The full line reads, 'Brown sheep upon the warm green hill'.

10. The next page of the anthology reads, 'Souls -- Poets ---- and gone (John Keats)'. Which poem contains this line?

Answer: 'Lines on the Mermaid Tavern'

The full line of this poem reads, 'Souls of Poets dead and gone'.

11. You read on page eleven, '--- the moon ----- beams ------- bringing -- dreams (Edgar Allan Poe)'. Which poem does this line appear in?

Answer: 'Annabel Lee'

The full line reads, 'For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams'.

12. On page twelve of your anthology, you read, 'Some --- --- world will --- -- fire (Robert Frost)'. Which poem does this line come from?

Answer: 'Fire and Ice'

The full line reads, 'Some say the world will end in fire'.

13. You read on page thirteen, 'While life --- - ----- of Matter ---- inanimate (D. H. Lawrence)'. Which poem includes this line?

Answer: 'Humming-Bird'

The full line reads, 'While life is a heave of Matter, half inanimate'.

14. On page 14 of the book, you read, '--- blood-dimmed ---- is loosed, and ---------- (W. B. Yeats)'. Which poem is this line included in?

Answer: 'The Second Coming'

The full line reads, 'The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere'.

15. You flip to page 15 and read, 'Oh stay ----- lives -- one ---- spare (John Donne)'. Which poem is this line from?

Answer: 'The Flea'

The full line reads, 'O stay, three lives in one flea spare'.

16. You turn to page 16 and read, '---- infinity in --- palm of ---- hand(William Blake)'. Which poem includes this line?

Answer: 'Auguries of Innocence'

The full line reads, 'Hold infinity in the palm of your hand'.

17. On page 17, you read, '--- force that ------ the water ------- the rocks (Dylan Thomas)'. Which poem is this line from?

Answer: 'The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower'

The full line reads, 'The force that drives the water through the rocks'.

18. You read on page eighteen of the dilapidated book, '--- ----- do worse ---- -- a swinger -- birches (Robert Frost)'. Which poem contains this line?

Answer: 'Birches'

The full line reads, 'One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.'

19. On page 19, you read, 'Nor public --- --- cheering crowds (W. B. Yeats)'. Which poem is this line from?

Answer: 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death'

The full line reads, 'Nor public men, nor cheering crowds'.

20. You turn to the last page and read, 'What are the ----- ---- clutch, ---- branches grow (T. S. Eliot)'. Which poem contains this line?

Answer: 'The Waste Land'

The full line reads, 'What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow'.

Source: Author Crystallina

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