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Poe's Last Lines Trivia Quiz

The first lines in many works of literature are often remembered. Yet, last lines are important, too. Can you remember these last lines? Or, are they "Nevermore", in your memory?

A multiple-choice quiz by LittleRose. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
LittleRose

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,201

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
640

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "In Truth's day-star"? Hint

Dreams

A Dream Within A Dream

A Dream

Dreamland

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Question 2 of 10

2. "This ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir." Hint

Ulalume

The City In The Sea

Annabel Lee

Annie

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Question 3 of 10

3. "A mystery of mysteries!" Hint

Spirit Of The Dead

The Coliseum

The Bells

Serenade

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Question 4 of 10

4. "It was the dead who groaned within." Hint

Tamerlane

The Sleeper

Stanzas

Alone

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The summer dream beneath the tamarind tree"? Hint

The Conqueror Worm

Ulalume

Sonnet - To Science

A Dream Within A Dream

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Question 6 of 10

6. "His spirit is communing with an angel's." Hint

The Conqueror Worm

To M. L. S.

To _ _ (1829)

The Haunted Palace

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Venuses, unextinguished by the sun!" Hint

To Helen (1848)

Ulalume

The Raven

The Sleeper

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Who hear not for the beating of their hearts." Hint

AL AARAAF

To Helen (1848)

To _ _ (1829)

The Haunted Palace

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Question 9 of 10

9. "With sweet hopes of thee and thine!" Hint

The Hymn

Evening Star

Alone

Fairyland

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Perennial tears descend in gems." Hint

The Valley Of Unrest

Eulalie

The City In The Sea

The Raven

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "In Truth's day-star"?

Answer: A Dream

"A Dream", "Dreams", and "Dream Within A Dream" were all written in 1827. "Dreamland" was written in 1844.

2. "This ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

Answer: Ulalume

These poems all have water in them. "Ulalume" - a lake; "For Annie" - a spring; "Annabel Lee" and "The City In The Sea" - the sea.

3. "A mystery of mysteries!"

Answer: Spirit Of The Dead

Stars shine in each of these poems.

4. "It was the dead who groaned within."

Answer: The Sleeper

Moonlit poems abound in Poe's collection.

5. "The summer dream beneath the tamarind tree"?

Answer: Sonnet - To Science

Read these poems and you will fly.

6. "His spirit is communing with an angel's."

Answer: To M. L. S.

"Seraphs" or a form of this word can be found in all of these poems.

7. "Venuses, unextinguished by the sun!"

Answer: To Helen (1848)

"The Sleeper" is set in June. "To Helen (1848)" is set in July. "Ulalume" is set in October. "The Raven" is set in December.

8. "Who hear not for the beating of their hearts."

Answer: AL AARAAF

These poems are "pearls" of literature.

9. "With sweet hopes of thee and thine!"

Answer: The Hymn

Clouds appear in many of Poe's poems, including these.

10. "Perennial tears descend in gems."

Answer: The Valley Of Unrest

Color these violet.

Source: Author LittleRose

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