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 22
Question:
What daily gift did Geoffrey Chaucer receive from the King Edward III of England, starting on St. George's Day 1374?
Answer
A pitcher of wine. Later his financial situation forced him to ask for money instead.
March 21
Question:
What is the secet power of poets, according to Percy Bysshe Shelley?
Answer
"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world." Shelley makes the statement in the conclusion to his "Defense of Poetry," where he argues, following Torquato Tasso that "No one merits the name of creator except God and the Poet."
March 20
Question:
What is the secet power of poets, according to Percy Bysshe Shelley?
Answer
"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world." Shelley makes the statement in the conclusion to his "Defense of Poetry," where he argues, following Torquato Tasso that "No one merits the name of creator except God and the Poet."
March 19
Question:
What was Alexander Pope's famous advice to aspiring poets?
Answer
"Keep your piece nine years." The advice appears in the "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot," where Pope bemoans the many poetasters who seek his advice on their poems. This mirrors the advice given by Horace in his "Ars Poetica."
March 18
Question:
Who is the first English poet to secure an independent income solely through his writing?
Answer
Alexander Pope. Between his popular satires and his translations of Homer, Pope managed to have an income sufficient to afford a small villa at Twickenham, fully equipped with an artificial grotto.
