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Lorry Load o Christmas Trees

By Rab Wilson

Snell November, fludes an wuin an rain,
The glumshy Nith laps up agin the waa’s,
Glaumin oot tae threitin aa the Saunds.
Fowk daunce wild reels, fechtin wi umbrellas.
Whyles ower the Buccleuch brig cams rummlin,
A lorry haipit up wi Christmas trees!
An this afore ae festive lichts bin lit;
Cherubs an angels, limpets stuck tae lampposts.
These trees, aa sealt an individually wrapt,
Happed in glistenin silver clingfilm jaikets.
But naebody e’en gies a sideweys luik;
Cuid they no see thae smiles yet tae come?
The tiny haunds raxin oot wi tinsel,
Geegaws an baubles dreepin frae ilk braunch,
The wunner o some tattertmallion fairy,
An boaxes! boaxes o aa shapes an sizes!
Magic’s ayeweys waitin tae be foun,
Gin ye hae the een tae luik an see –
The lorry disappeart intae the gloamin,
An frae ahint the cloods, a lane star keekt.

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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."

 

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"Because I could not stop for Death - He kindly stopped for me -"

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"I am the master of my fate, 

I am the captain of my soul." 

 

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"The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on."

- Who is the author of this poem?

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"Daddy" is a famous poem by Sylvia Plath. What is the next line of this poem after "You do not do, you do not do / Any more, black shoe"?

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"i carry your heart with me" is a famous poem by E.E. Cummings. What is the next line of this poem after "i carry your heart with me(i carry it in"?

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"The End and the Beginning" is a famous poem by Wislawa Szymborska. What is the next line of this poem after "After every war / someone has to clean up"?

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"Ode to a Nightingale" is a famous poem by John Keats. What is the next line of this poem after "My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains"?

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"The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"

- Who is the author of this poem?

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"roll the dice" is the opening line of a poem by Charles Bukowski.

What is the next line of this poem?

11 / 20

"Because I could not stop for Death – 

He kindly stopped for me – 

The Carriage held but just Ourselves – 

And Immortality." 

 

- What is the title of this poem?

 

 - Who is the author of this poem?

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"I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils."

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"Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink."

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14 / 20

"I wandered lonely as a cloud, 

That floats on high o'er vales and hills, 

When all at once I saw a crowd, 

A host, of golden daffodils."

 

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15 / 20

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? 

Thou art more lovely and more temperate: 

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, 

And summer's lease hath all too short a date."

 

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 Old age should burn and rave at close of day; 

Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

 

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"We real cool. We left school. We lurk late."

- What is the next line of this poem by Gwendolyn Brooks?

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"Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all."

 

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"The Sun Rising" is a famous poem by John Donne. What is the next line of this poem after "Busy old fool, unruly Sun, / Why dost thou thus"?

20 / 20

"Water, water, everywhere, 

And all the boards did shrink; 

Water, water, everywhere, 

Nor any drop to drink."

 

 - What is the title of this poem?

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Forms Of Poetry: 20 Multiple-Choice Questions

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What is the name of the poetic form in which the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase?

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Which of the following poetic forms originated in ancient Greece and typically consists of a long narrative poem about heroic deeds?

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What is the name of the poetic form consisting of four-line stanzas, with a rhyme scheme of ABAB, typically used to express love or praise?

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What is the name of the poetic form that originated in ancient Arabic poetry, consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, typically used to express love or melancholy?

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Which of the following poetic forms consists of a three-line stanza, with a syllable count of 5-7-5, but also includes a two-line stanza at the end, with a syllable count of 7-7?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by three stanzas of three lines each and a final quatrain?

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Which of the following is NOT a form of Japanese poetry?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by a poem that describes or meditates on the natural world, often using vivid imagery and sensory language?

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What is the name of the poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables?

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What is the name for a poetic form consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme and meter?

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What is the name of the poetic form in which two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter are followed by a rhyming line of iambic tetrameter?

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What is the name of the poetic form consisting of a single line, typically with a specific syllable count or word limit, and often used to convey a strong emotion or idea?

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What is the name of the poetic form in which the poem's shape on the page reflects its subject matter?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by a poem that tells a story through a series of quatrains, with a rhyme scheme of ABAB?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by a repeated refrain, alternating with a series of quatrains, with a final quatrain as a coda?

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What is the name of the poetic form in which the last word of each line is repeated throughout the poem?

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What is the name of the poetic form in which a speaker addresses someone or something that is absent or not able to respond?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by a poem with three stanzas of three lines each, followed by a single four-line stanza, with a specific rhyme scheme and syllable count?

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What is the name of the poetic form that uses the repetition of a single word or phrase at the end of each line, and can be as short as three lines or as long as multiple stanzas?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by a series of eight-line stanzas, with a rhyme scheme of A-B-A-B-B-C-B-C?

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