Historical Poetry Stanza
Welcome to the Historical Poetry Stanza Quiz! Test your knowledge about famous historical poetry stanzas and their significance.
Questions
Which famous stanza begins with the line, "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"?
- The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
- Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
In which stanza does William Wordsworth describe nature as "a mighty heart" and "a living soul"?
- Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey
- Ode: Intimations of Immortality
- The Prelude
- Ode to Duty
Which stanza contains the famous line, "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage"?
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- King Lear by William Shakespeare
- Othello by William Shakespeare
In which stanza does John Keats describe the beauty of a Grecian urn and its timeless imagery?
- Ode on a Grecian Urn
- Ode to a Nightingale
- Ode to Psyche
- Ode to Autumn
Which stanza begins with the line, "The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers"?
- The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth
- Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth
- Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth
- Ode to Duty by William Wordsworth
In which stanza does Alfred, Lord Tennyson describe the Charge of the Light Brigade as "cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them"?
- The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Which stanza contains the famous line, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed"?
- I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King Jr.
In which stanza does Robert Frost describe two roads diverging in a yellow wood?
- The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
- Birches by Robert Frost
- Mending Wall by Robert Frost
Which stanza begins with the line, "Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day"?
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
- And Death Shall Have No Dominion by Dylan Thomas
- Poem in October by Dylan Thomas
- The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower by Dylan Thomas
In which stanza does Emily Dickinson describe hope as "the thing with feathers that perches in the soul"?
- Hope by Emily Dickinson
- Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson
- I'm Nobody! Who are you? by Emily Dickinson
- The Grass So Little Has to Do by Emily Dickinson
Which stanza contains the famous line, "The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers"?
- The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth
- Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth
- Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth
- Ode to Duty by William Wordsworth
In which stanza does Alfred, Lord Tennyson describe the Charge of the Light Brigade as "cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them"?
- The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Which stanza contains the famous line, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed"?
- I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King Jr.
In which stanza does Robert Frost describe two roads diverging in a yellow wood?
- The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
- Birches by Robert Frost
- Mending Wall by Robert Frost
Which stanza begins with the line, "Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day"?
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
- And Death Shall Have No Dominion by Dylan Thomas
- Poem in October by Dylan Thomas
- The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower by Dylan Thomas