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