Historical Poetry Rhyme

Welcome to the Historical Poetry Rhyme Quiz! Test your knowledge about historical poems and their rhyming schemes.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem begins with the line, "Listen my children and you shall hear"?

  1. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
  2. The Charge of the Light Brigade
  3. The Raven
  4. The Song of Hiawatha
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade", what is the name of the valley where the British cavalry made their ill-fated charge?

  1. The Valley of Death
  2. The Valley of Shadows
  3. The Valley of Tears
  4. The Valley of Despair
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem contains the line, "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"?

  1. The Raven
  2. The Tell-Tale Heart
  3. Annabel Lee
  4. The Bells
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "The Song of Hiawatha", what is the name of the Native American warrior who is the protagonist of the poem?

  1. Hiawatha
  2. Nokomis
  3. Gitche Gumee
  4. Pau-Puk-Keewis
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem begins with the line, "I have a dream"?

  1. I Have a Dream
  2. The Gettysburg Address
  3. The Star-Spangled Banner
  4. America the Beautiful
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "The Gettysburg Address", what is the name of the place where the speech was delivered?

  1. Gettysburg
  2. Washington, D.C.
  3. Philadelphia
  4. Boston
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem contains the line, "O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light"?

  1. The Star-Spangled Banner
  2. America the Beautiful
  3. My Country 'Tis of Thee
  4. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "America the Beautiful", what is the name of the mountain that is mentioned in the first stanza?

  1. The Rocky Mountains
  2. The Appalachian Mountains
  3. The Sierra Nevada
  4. The Cascade Range
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem begins with the line, "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord"?

  1. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
  2. My Country 'Tis of Thee
  3. The Star-Spangled Banner
  4. America the Beautiful
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "My Country 'Tis of Thee", what is the name of the land that is mentioned in the first stanza?

  1. America
  2. The United States
  3. The New World
  4. The Promised Land
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem contains the line, "From sea to shining sea"?

  1. America the Beautiful
  2. My Country 'Tis of Thee
  3. The Star-Spangled Banner
  4. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner", what is the name of the flag that is mentioned in the first stanza?

  1. The American flag
  2. The Union Jack
  3. The Confederate flag
  4. The Stars and Stripes
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem begins with the line, "O beautiful for spacious skies"?

  1. America the Beautiful
  2. My Country 'Tis of Thee
  3. The Star-Spangled Banner
  4. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the poem "My Country 'Tis of Thee", what is the name of the land that is mentioned in the second stanza?

  1. America
  2. The United States
  3. The New World
  4. The Promised Land
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which historical poem contains the line, "The land of the free, and the home of the brave"?

  1. The Star-Spangled Banner
  2. America the Beautiful
  3. My Country 'Tis of Thee
  4. The Battle Hymn of the Republic