William Carlos Williams: Poems Quizzes

William Carlos Williams: Poems Quiz

By John Melendez · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed May 26, 2022

1 Where did Williams spend most of his life?

Rutherford, New Jersey

Paterson, New Jersey

Brooklyn, New York

Boston, Massachusetts
2 Which poet was a major influence on Williams?

Walt Whitman

Michael McClure

Hart Crane

Emily Dickinson
3 What was Williams's other career outside of poetry?

Agriculture

Law

Medicine

Carpentry
4 Which literary movement was Williams often associated with?

Futurism

Imagism

Minimalism

Dadaism
5 Which painter did Williams write about in his final collection of poems?

Rembrandt

Vermeer

Bosch

Bruegel
6 What words best describe Williams's style?

Somber and mysterious

Angry and bitter

Straightforward and direct

Whimsical and dreamlike
7 What farm tool did Williams write his most famous poem about?

A red wheelbarrow

A green tractor

A silver scythe

A gray shovel
8 Which poem did Williams strongly dislike?

Ariel

Ulysses

The Wasteland

The Cantos
9 Which city did Williams write a multi-book epic poem about?

Paterson, New Jersey

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Watkins Glen, New York

Princeton, New Jersey
10 Which of the following was NOT a major theme in Williams work?

Work

Materiality

War

The Commonplace
11 How did Williams construct imagery in his poems?

Through references to other works of literature

Through the careful selection of key details

Through unconventional capitalization

Through lengthy metaphors
12 The title of the poem "Danse Russe" is a reference to which of the following?

A symphony

A painting

A ballet

A novel
13 In "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" how does Williams characterize Icarus's drowning?

As a major even that impact everyone around him

As easily avoidable

As tragic

As unimportant
14 What novel was Williams heavily influenced by while writing Paterson?

Winesburg, Ohio

Ulysses

To the Lighthouse

Cannery Row
15 Which of the following poets cited Williams as an influence?

Allen Ginsberg

John Ashbery

Elizabeth Bishop

Sylvia Plath
16 What is "This Is Just To Say" written in the style of?

A nature haiku

A note left on a kitchen counter

A lullaby

A love letter
17 What meter were most of Williams's poems written in?

Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Ballad meter

Free verse
18 What member of Williams's family most often appears in his poems?

His uncle

His mother

His wife

His son
19 What literary device did Williams refine to write Paterson?

Prosody

Anaphora

Zeugma

Synecdoche
20 What was the central subject in Williams's poetry?

Everyday life

The sublime

Myths and legends

Westward expansion
21 In "Between Walls," what object does Williams use to signify unlikely beauty?

The awning of a hospital

A smile

Moonlight

Green shards of glass
22 What did Williams prioritize in his poetry?

Ornamentation and textual references

Technique and rhyme

Innovation and ideas

Clarity and immediacy
23 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

"glazed with rain"

"the wings' wax"

"pieces of a green"

"before my mirror"
24 When was Williams born?

1891

1883

1901

1876
25 What poetry collection best exemplified Williams's initial stylistic breakthrough?

The Tempers

Al Quiere Quiere

Spring and All

Sour Grapes

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