Romantic Poems

Welcome to the Romantic Poems Quiz! Test your knowledge of some of the most famous and beloved romantic poems in English literature.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet is known for writing the poem "Ode to a Nightingale"?

  1. William Wordsworth
  2. John Keats
  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley
  4. Lord Byron
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", what does the speaker compare the daffodils to?

  1. Stars
  2. Butterflies
  3. Angels
  4. Waves
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet wrote the poem "She Walks in Beauty"?

  1. William Wordsworth
  2. John Keats
  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley
  4. Lord Byron
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "Ozymandias", what is the speaker describing?

  1. A statue of a pharaoh
  2. A ruined city
  3. A desert landscape
  4. A battle scene
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet wrote the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"?

  1. Dylan Thomas
  2. William Shakespeare
  3. John Donne
  4. Andrew Marvell
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", what is the speaker's main concern?

  1. His lack of confidence
  2. His fear of commitment
  3. His social anxiety
  4. His existential angst
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet wrote the poem "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be"?

  1. John Keats
  2. William Wordsworth
  3. Percy Bysshe Shelley
  4. Lord Byron
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", what does the speaker decide to do?

  1. Continue on his journey
  2. Turn back and go home
  3. Stay in the woods and enjoy the snow
  4. Build a fire and camp in the woods
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet wrote the poem "The Raven"?

  1. Edgar Allan Poe
  2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  3. Oliver Wendell Holmes
  4. James Russell Lowell
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "Annabel Lee", what is the speaker's relationship to Annabel Lee?

  1. His lover
  2. His sister
  3. His daughter
  4. His friend
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet wrote the poem "A Psalm of Life"?

  1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  2. John Greenleaf Whittier
  3. Oliver Wendell Holmes
  4. James Russell Lowell
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "The Village Blacksmith", what is the blacksmith's name?

  1. John
  2. Henry
  3. William
  4. Robert
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet wrote the poem "The Wreck of the Hesperus"?

  1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  2. John Greenleaf Whittier
  3. Oliver Wendell Holmes
  4. James Russell Lowell
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "Evangeline", what is the name of the woman that the speaker is searching for?

  1. Evangeline
  2. Gabriel
  3. Michael
  4. Raphael
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which poet wrote the poem "The Courtship of Miles Standish"?

  1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  2. John Greenleaf Whittier
  3. Oliver Wendell Holmes
  4. James Russell Lowell