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