Famous Poems & Poets
In honor of National Poetry Day, we've crafted this free verse of trivia featuring famous poems and poets.
15 questions · Published September 23, 2024
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Who composed the iconic poem "Oh Captain! My Captain!" in response to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
"Oh Captain! My Captain!" is one of four poems Walt Whitman wrote in 1865 in response to President Lincoln's assassination.
- Multiple Choice
2. For which of these country music legends did counterculture poet Shel Silverstein pen the popular song "A Boy Named Sue"?
The live version of Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue," from his album "At San Quentin" recorded at San Quentin State Prison, spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard charts in 1969.
- Fill In The Blank
3. In one of her most well-known works, poet Emily Dickinson writes, "Because I could not stop for ________, he kindly stopped for me."
FUN FACT
Legendary American composer Aaron Copland included Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death" as part of his song cycle "Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson."
- Multiple Choice
4. What American poet wrote the sonnet "The New Colossus," inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1903?
FUN FACT
Poet Emma Lazarus composed "The New Colossus" in 1883 as part of fundraising efforts to construct the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which beloved American poet recited his poem "The Gift Outright" at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961?
FUN FACT
Robert Frost was the first ever poet to feature in a U.S. presidential inauguration.
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