Poetry Trivia Questions
In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day. .
November 10
Question:
Whose 1866 book Hyak nin is'shiu, or,Stanzas by a Century of Poets, Being Japanese Lyrical Odes , was a literary model for the Imagists?
Answer
Frederick Victor Dickins is responsible for the first English translation of the Hyakunin isshu , which is also known as 100 Poems by 100 Poets .
November 9
Question:
From which word was George Russell's pseudonym fashioned?
Answer
Known as AE (or Æ), Russell's pseudonym had started as "Æon," but, due to a proofreader finding the signature illegible, it was pared down.
November 8
Question:
What English novelist brought C. P. Cavafy to the attention of the English-speaking world?
Answer
E. M. Forster. He met Cavafy in Alexandria during World War I, when Forster was working for the Red Cross.
November 7
Question:
Who were Michelangelo's great love sonnets written to?
Answer
Some were written to Tommaso dei Cavalieri, a young man who remain devoted to Michelangelo until his death; some were written for Vittoria Colonna, a noblewoman and poet he met in in Rome in 1536; she also wrote sonnets to him, and this continued until her death in 1547.
November 6
Question:
What famous English poet was King Henry VIII's tutor when he was the young Prince Henry?
Answer
