Poetry Genre Definition
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Poetry is a genre of literature, often thought of in terms of different genres and subgenres. A poetic genre is generally a tradition or classification of poetry based on the subject matter, style, or broader literary characteristics. Here we discuss some common genres of poetry in the form of MCQs. Still, genre classification, the description of their features, and even the reasons for undertaking a type into genre can take many forms. All MCQs on “Genre of poetry” are published according to the new study syllabus for the academic year 2021-22.
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Poetry Genre MCQs (Questions and Answers)
✒ Narrative Poetry:
Q1. Which poetic genre tells a story?
- Dramatic poetry
- Lyric poetry
- Narrative poetry
Q2. The oldest genre of poetry may be:
- narrative poetry
- dramatic poetry
- lyric poetry
Q3. Narrative poetry is similar to which type of poetry?
- Ballad
- epic
- Sonnet
Q4. Notable narrative poets were:
- Ovid, Dante, Chaucer, William Langland, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson
- Luis de Camoes, Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, Robert Burns, Alexander Pushkin
- Both a and b
Q5. Which is a major form of narrative literature?
- Epic
- Ballad
- Ode
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Q6. Western epic poems include:
- Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Luis de Camoes’ Os Lusiadas
- Vergil’s Aeneid, the Nibelungenlied
- Both a and b
✒ Dramatic Poetry:
Q7. Which poetry is drama written in verse to be spoken or sung, and appears in varying and sometimes related forms in many cultures?
- Lyric poetry
- Dramatic poetry
- Epic poetry
Q8. The best-known practitioners of dramatic poetry genre include:
- Aeschylus, Kalidas, Sophocles
- Gil Vicente, Jan Kochanowski, Shakespeare
- Both a and b
Q9. Who had a strong tradition of satirical poetry, often written for political purposes?
- Greeks and Romans
- Italians
- Germans
Q10. Which can be a powerful vehicle for satire?
- Drama
- Poetry
- Novel
✒ Lyric Poetry:
Q11. Unlike epic and dramatic poetry which poetic genre does not attempt to tell a story but instead is of a more personal nature?
- Soliloquy
- Lyric poetry
- Rhymed poetry
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Q12. Rather than depicting characters and actions, which genre of poetry portrays the poet’s own feelings, states of mind and perceptions?
- Lyric poetry
- Narrative poetry
- Dramatic poetry
Q13. The 15th century French lyric poets include:
- Christine de Pizan, Duke of Orleans
- Charles
- Both a and b
Q14. The tradition of lyric poetry based on spiritual experience was continued by later poets which include:
- John Donne, T.S. Eliot
- Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Both a and b
