Do You Know These Famous Lines From Iconic Poems?

Olivia James

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Poetry is part of our cultural consciousness. Whether it’s the rose that smells as sweet by any other name, or the two roads in the woods, there are some poems and phrases that we all seem to know.
But just how well do you know them? Do you know poetry well enough to identify a poem based solely on its most famous line? Or could you name the author of some of the most well known poems in the English language? We’re about to test your poetic knowledge with some iconic, but tricky poems.
These poems cover topics from death to love to nature to what it means to be human, and everything in between. Are you ready for a quiz that gets at the fundamental questions of life? Or maybe it’s just a memory game to see if you can recall who wrote what. Let’s jump in and see how you feel about these poems.

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Which poem contains the line, “Two roads diverged in a wood”?

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“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
“Out, Out” by Robert Frost
“Birches” by Robert Frost

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Do You Know These Famous Lines From Iconic Poems?

Which poem contains the line, “Two roads diverged in a wood”?

We love the line, "Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes," whenever someone calls us out. Which poem is it from?

You may disagree, but the line, “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” has been quoted as wisdom time and again. Who wrote it?

“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink." Who is so very thirsty and what poem are they writing?

On the darker side of the spectrum, who wrote, "Because I could not stop for death/He kindly stopped for me"?

Who “wandered lonely as a cloud” and in which poem?

It might seem a bit pretentious, but, "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair" is the ninth most quoted line of poetry. What's it from?

All of us have heard Shakespeare's famous line, "To be or not to be; that is the question." Which play is it from?

Sticking with our theme of darkness, which poem includes, "So this is how the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper"?

You may not have known that this line actually comes from a poem. Who wrote, "To err is human; to forgive, divine," and in which poem?

Let's try something uplifting: "Beauty is truth, truth beauty; that is all." What poem is that from?

Let's end on love: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."

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Which poem contains the line, “Two roads diverged in a wood”?

We love the line, "Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes," whenever someone calls us out. Which poem is it from?

You may disagree, but the line, “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” has been quoted as wisdom time and again. Who wrote it?

“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink." Who is so very thirsty and what poem are they writing?

On the darker side of the spectrum, who wrote, "Because I could not stop for death/He kindly stopped for me"?

Who “wandered lonely as a cloud” and in which poem?

It might seem a bit pretentious, but, "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair" is the ninth most quoted line of poetry. What's it from?

All of us have heard Shakespeare's famous line, "To be or not to be; that is the question." Which play is it from?

Sticking with our theme of darkness, which poem includes, "So this is how the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper"?

You may not have known that this line actually comes from a poem. Who wrote, "To err is human; to forgive, divine," and in which poem?

Let's try something uplifting: "Beauty is truth, truth beauty; that is all." What poem is that from?

Let's end on love: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."

Last question - how would you rate this quiz?

What did you get? Let us know in the comments!

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