Poe’s Poetry Quizzes

Poe's Poetry Quiz 1

By Bella Wang · Edited by Damien Chazelle · Last reviewed August 17, 2009

1 Under what circumstances does Tamerlane tell his story?

He is sending a message to his childhood love.

He is writing a letter on his deathbed.

He is confessing to a priest.

He is telling a story to his children.
2 What does Tamerlane regret the most?

His neglect of love

His weak will

His overweening pride

His loss of power
3 What has most motivated Tamerlane during his lifetime?

Ambition

Fear

Hate

Love
4 Where was Tamerlane raised?

In the city

By the ocean

In the desert

In the mountains
5 What did Tamerlane speak of to his childhood love on the mountain?

Practicality

Power and pride

Eternity

Love
6 What does Tamerlane long for in his old age?

Pity

Death

Hope

Physical comfort
7 How does Tamerlane describe his soul?

Fiery

Carefree

Cold

Tired
8 How did Tamerlane achieve power?

Inheritance of a throne

Military victories

Treachery

Manipulation of the king
9 To which mythological figure does the narrator of "Sonnet - To Science" NOT refer?

Diana

Hamadryad

Pallas

Naiad
10 To what bird does the narrator of "Sonnet - To Science" compare science?

Eagle

Osprey

Vulture

Raven
11 Who narrates "Sonnet - To Science"?

A philosopher

A chemist

A mathematician

The poet
12 What does the narrator of "Sonnet - To Science" say of science?

It brings order to the universe.

It stimulates human creativity.

It stifles the imagination.

It allows for miraculous inventions.
13 What main literary device does the narrator of "Sonnet - To Science" use?

Personification

Simile

Hyperbole

Metaphor
14 How does science interact with nature in "Sonnet - To Science"?

It helps to protect what is left of nature.

It clears nature of myth.

It enforces human law on nature.

It can be a force either for good or for evil in nature.
15 Where is the narrator of "Sonnet - To Science" presumably resting?

Next to a surf tormented shore

In a peaceful railroad car

Beneath a tamarind tree

On top of a mountain
16 Which of the following does NOT characterize a sonnet?

Rigid rhyme scheme

Iambic pentameter

Fourteen lines

Elevated language
17 To what does the narrator of "To Helen" compare Helen?

An agate lamp

A perfumed sea

A warm hearth

Nicean ships
18 What characteristic does NOT describe Helen in "To Helen"?

Naiad airs

Hyacinth hair

Lithe figure

Classic face
19 What does Helen hold in "To Helen"?

Lamp

Clothing

Food

Rope
20 What does the narrator of "To Helen" call Helen?

Aphrodite

Penelope

Helen of Troy

Psyche
21 Where does Helen stand in "To Helen"?

In her bedroom

Outside her gate

In a window

Next to the door
22 How does the narrator of "To Helen" identify himself

As a king

As a wanderer

As a farmer

As a young boy
23 Which of the following is NOT used in "To Helen"?

Simile

Alliteration

End rhyme

Allusion
24 Why does the narrator of "To Helen" praise Helen?

Thoughts of her brought him home.

She understands him more than any other.

She always remembers his favorite food.

She never forgot to write him while he was away.
25 Who is Guy de Vere in "Lenore"?

The brother

The father

The narrator

The grieving lover

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