Poetry Puzzles for Prizes

“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” So said beloved US poet Robert Frost of his favoured literary medium. We’ll give you that one for free – the other 15 you’ll have to figure out yourself as we celebrate World Poetry Day on 21 March – there are six US$50 vouchers  up for grabs for our winners – to be announced on 01 April.

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    1. In 2016, Bob Dylan became the first musician to win which prestigious award for his poetic songwriting?

    2. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection Gitanjali?

    3. What is the primary theme of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem Ozymandias?

    4. Complete this famous Khalil Gibran quote from The Prophet: "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of _______."

    5. Who wrote The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?

    6. Which poem features the lines: "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul"?

    7. Which famous American poet is known for short, untitled poems and frequent use of dashes and unconventional punctuation?

    8. Which poem is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker unveils his dark nature while discussing a portrait of his late wife?

    9. Which poet is known for celebrating the "barbaric yawp" in Leaves of Grass?

    10. Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet?

    11. Who wrote the epic poem Paradise Lost, which explores the fall of man?

    12. The poem The Tyger, with its famous opening "Tyger Tyger, burning bright," was written by:

    13. What is the correct term for a poem that tells a story?

    14. Who considered himself a poet first, musician second and even published poetry?

    15. Which poet wrote the following line: "I want to know if you can stand in the centre of the fire and not shrink back"?

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