- 1. Which essay discusses the importance of the unity of effect in literature?
A) The Philosophy of Composition
B) Marginalia
C) The Rationale of Verse
D) The Poetic Principle
- 2. What literary genre is Poe often credited with developing?
A) Romanticism
B) Science fiction
C) Fantasy
D) Detective fiction
- 3. In which year was 'The Philosophy of Composition' published?
A) 1835
B) 1846
C) 1842
D) 1850
- 4. Poe emphasized the significance of which emotional response in readers?
A) Piety
B) Fear
C) Joy
D) Beauty
- 5. Which work discusses the relationship between poetry and music?
A) The Southern Literary Messenger
B) The Philosophy of Composition
C) The Literati
D) The Poetic Principle
- 6. Poe's views on poetry were influenced by which movement?
A) Modernism
B) Naturalism
C) Romanticism
D) Realism
- 7. In 'The Philosophy of Composition', Poe uses the example of which poem?
A) To Helen
B) The Raven
C) Annabel Lee
D) Ulalume
- 8. Poe's essays have influenced which field most significantly?
A) Psychology
B) Philosophy
C) Literary criticism
D) Theology
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