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"The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
Who wrote this poem?
Answer: [a]
This is a stanza from the poem "Stopping by woods on
a snowy evening" by American born, Pulitzer prize winning
poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). Robert Frost was born in
San Francisco, taught in Massachussets and died in Vermont.
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"Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink."
Answer: [d]
This is a stanza from the poem "A Rime of the Ancient
Mariner" written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1791-1834).
Samuel was born in England and was forced to leave college
because of financial problems. His friends recognized his
problems and helped him financially to get back to his college.
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"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree."
Answer: [c]
This is a stanza from the poem "Tree" written
by American Journalist Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). This
poem became well known for its anthropomorphism -a stylized
human figure.
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"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts"
Answer: [b]
This is a stanza from the poem "All the World's a
stage " written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
King of poets his work is studied till this date.
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"If you can keep your head when all about
you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you."
Answer: [e]
This is a stanza from the poem "If" written by
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). Kipling was born in Bombay,
India when his Dad was working as an Arts and Crafts teacher
at Jeejeebhoy School of Art. He started writing at the age
of thirteen.
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