The Lyrical Poetry Quiz

Questions and Answers

John Keats

It is typically divided into three stanzas: the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode

To meditate on the theme of death

Robert Browning Signup and view all the answers

It is a lyric poem that takes the form of a speech delivered by a speaker who is different than the poet Signup and view all the answers

Ballads Signup and view all the answers

Three quatrains and a couplet Signup and view all the answers

Sir Philip Sidney Signup and view all the answers

It conveys emotion Signup and view all the answers

'I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills' Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

John Keats is known for his odes, such as 'Ode on a Grecian Urn,' 'Ode to a Nightingale,' and 'To Autumn.'
An ode is a poem that expresses praise or admiration for a person, place, or thing, characterized by a formal tone and dignified language.

An elegy is a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments a loss, typically written in a reflective and melancholic tone.

Robert Browning wrote the dramatic monologue 'My Last Duchess.'
A dramatic monologue is a poem that takes the form of a speech by a single character, often featuring a narrator who addresses a silent listener.

A Shakespearean sonnet consists of 14 lines, with a rhyme scheme and specific structure.
Sir Philip Sidney wrote the famous sonnet sequence 'Astrophil and Stella.'

Lyric poetry is characterized by the expression of the poet's own thoughts, feelings, and emotions, often in a personal and reflective tone.
The line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is an example of lyric poetry.