Poetry Trivia Questions
In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day.
March 15
Question:
What 18th-century poet and libertine masqueraded as Doctor Bendo, a fertility doctor?
Answer
John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester. Wilmot eventually fell out of favor with Charles II after accidentally giving him a copy of "A Satire on Charles II."
March 14
Question:
What 19th-century British poet and literary critic did Walt Whitman refer to as a 'literary dude"?
Answer
Matthew Arnold. Whitman saw him on his famous lecture tour of America, where Arnold decried low culture and philistinism, arguably two things Whitman glorified.
March 13
Question:
Who was Matthew Arnold referring to when he dismissed this poet as "a classic of our prose"?
Answer
Alexander Pope. Arnold criticized both him and John Dryden for lacking the fundamental sentiment and humanity which poetry demanded.
March 12
Question:
What 17th-century poet was known as "The Matchless Orinda"?
Answer
Katherine Philips. It was a name given to her by Henry Vaughan, who had high praise for her poetry.
March 11
