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