Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries ?

Related Mcqs:

1. John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Alexander Pope
   C. Ben Jonson
   D. George Herbert

2. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

3. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

4. What characteristics of seventeenthcentury Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics ?

   A. its intellectual complexity
   B. its union of thought and passion
   C. its uncompromising engagement with politics
   D. A and B

5. What characteristics of seventeenth century Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics ?

   A. its intellectual complexity
   B. its union of thought and passion
   C. its uncompromising engagement with politics
   D. A and B

6. Which of the following would a neoclassical poet be most likely to use as a central theme in his or her poetry ?

   A. The plight of common, ordinary people
   B. A celebration of the medieval
   C. A satirical representation of current events
   D. A warm remembrance of childish idealism

7. Fill in the blank. John Lyly’s ________ exercised considerable influence upon its author’s contemporaries?

   A. “Euphues”
   B. “Paradise Lost”
   C. “Utopia”
   D. “Zelauto”

8. Chaucer and Langland were contemporaries, but there were several differences between their writing styles. Which of the following best describes these differences ?

   A. Langland wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to Arthurian legends, whereas Chaucer wrote about lower social classes.
   B. Chaucer and Langland wrote in different dialects.
   C. Chaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.
   D. Most of Chaucer’s poetry was for a secular court audience, whereas Langland’s was didactic, teaching a moral lesson.

9. The 20th century has been less kind to his memory. TS Eliot found his imagery distracting, and considered his work “not serious poetry”, but it was another critic who accused him of “callousness to the intrinsic nature of English”. Who ?

   A. FR Leavis
   B. Harold Bloom
   C. William Empson
   D. Mariella Frostrup

10. Who is the representative of the metaphysical poets ?

    A. Samuel Johnson
    B. John Donne
    C. Geoffrey Chaucer
    D. Robert Browning