A Shakespearean sonnet is made up of how many lines?
- 12
- 14
- 16
- 18
14
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Who wrote the poem Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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What poem begins with the following line: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."?
- The Raven
- The Ghost
- The Omen
The Raven
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Who wrote the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Homer
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Which famous poet was famously described as 'mad, bad, and dangerous to know'?
Lord Byron
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What type of poem is being described here: "It has 5 lines. The 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines must have 7 to 10 syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The 3rd and 4th lines should only have 5 to 7 syllables; they too must rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm."
Limerick
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What is the name of the 'Punk Poet' who wrote and performed poems such as Kung Fu International, Evidently Chickentown, and I Married A Monster From Outer Space?
John Cooper Clarke
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