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50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. Who is considered the father of lyric poetry?
a) Homer
b) Sappho
c) Virgil
d) Horace

2. Which ancient civilization is credited with the development of lyric poetry?
a) Greek
b) Egyptian
c) Roman
d) Mesopotamian

3. Which of the following poets is known for their love poetry in the lyric tradition?
a) John Milton
b) William Wordsworth
c) Lord Byron
d) Geoffrey Chaucer

4. The term “lyric poetry” is derived from which language?
a) Greek
b) Latin
c) French
d) English

5. Lyric poetry is characterized by:
a) Long narratives
b) Musicality and emotional intensity
c) Episodic structure
d) Dramatic dialogue

6. Which ancient Greek poet is famous for his lyric poetry about wine, women, and song?
a) Anacreon
b) Pindar50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
c) Archilochus
d) Simonides

7. Who wrote the famous lyric poem “Ode to a Nightingale”?
a) John Keats
b) William Wordsworth
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

8. Which of the following poets is known for their confessional lyric poetry?
a) Sylvia Plath
b) T.S. Eliot
c) Robert Frost
d) Walt Whitman

9. What is the primary emotion conveyed in lyric poetry?
a) Anger
b) Joy
c) Sadness
d) All of the above

10. Who is considered the greatest lyric poet of the English Renaissance?
a) John Donne
b) Edmund Spenser
c) William Shakespeare
d) Ben Jonson

11. Which poetic form is often associated with lyric poetry?
a) Sonnet
b) Villanelle50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
c) Haiku
d) Epic

12. The word “lyric” is derived from the Greek word meaning:
a) Music
b) Song
c) Drama
d) Story

13. Who wrote the famous collection of lyric poetry titled “Leaves of Grass”?
a) Walt Whitman50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
b) Emily Dickinson
c) Langston Hughes
d) Robert Frost

14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of lyric poetry?

a) Personal expression
b) Reflective tone
c) Lengthy narratives
d) Musicality

15. Which Romantic poet is known for his lyrical ballads?
a) William Wordsworth
b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
c) Lord Byron
d) John Keats

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16. What is the purpose of lyric poetry?
a) To tell a story
b) To express emotions
c) To provide moral lessons
d) To critique society

17. The lyric poem “To His Coy Mistress” is written by:
a) Andrew Marvell
b) John Donne
c) Robert Herrick
d) Christopher Marlowe

18. In lyric poetry, what is often the main focus?
a) Narrative
b) Imagery50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
c) Character development
d) Dialogue

19. Which of the following poets is known for their mystical lyric poetry?
a) Rumi
b) William Blake
c) Pablo Neruda
d) Robert Burns

20. The form of Japanese lyric poetry characterized by three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables is called:
a) Haiku
b) Limerick
c) Tanka
d) Villanelle

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21. Who wrote the collection of lyric poetry titled “The Waste Land”?
a) T.S. Eliot
b) Ezra Pound
c) W.B. Yeats
d) Robert Frost50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET

22. Which of the following is NOT a type of lyric poetry?14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of lyric poetry?
a) Elegy
b) Ode
c) Sonnet50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
d) Epic

23. The term “ode” in lyric poetry refers to:
a) A lament for the dead
b) A long narrative poem
c) A lyric poem expressing praise or celebration
d) A short, humorous poem

24. Who is considered the greatest lyric poet of the Romantic era?
a) John Keats
b) Lord Byron
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) William Wordsworth

25. Which of the following is NOT a theme commonly explored in lyric poetry?
a) Nature
b) Love
c) Politics
d) Death

26. The term “sonnet” originated from which language?
a) Italian
b) French
c) Spanish
d) German

27. Who is the author of the famous collection of lyric poetry “Ariel”?
a) Sylvia Plath
b) Emily Dickinson
c) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
d) Robert Frost

28. Which poet wrote “Song of Myself,” a famous example of American lyric poetry?
a) Walt Whitman
b) Emily Dickinson
c) Langston Hughes
d) Robert Frost

29. In lyric poetry, what is the role of meter and rhyme?
a) To create a narrative structure
b) To establish a musical quality
c) To develop characters
d) To convey moral lessons

30. Who is known for writing the “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience”?
a) William Blake50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
b) William Wordsworth
c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
d) Percy Bysshe Shelley

31. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Petrarchan sonnet, a common form of lyric poetry?
a) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
b) Divided into an octave and a sestet
c) Volta or turn in thought between the octave and sestet
d) Consists of 14 lines

32. Who wrote the famous collection of lyric poetry titled “The Prophet”?
a) Kahlil Gibran
b) Pablo Neruda
c) Rumi
d) Langston Hughes

33. The term “ballad” in lyric poetry refers to:
a) A long narrative poem
b) A short, humorous poem
c) A lyrical poem expressing praise or celebration
d) A song-like poem that tells a story

34. Which of the following poets is known for their witty and satirical lyric poetry?
a) John Donne
b) Alexander Pope
c) William Wordsworth
d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge

35. Which ancient Greek poet is famous for his erotic lyric poetry?
a) Sappho
b) Anacreon
c) Pindar
d) Archilochus

36. The term “villanelle” in lyric poetry refers to:
a) A lament for the dead
b) A long narrative poem
c) A highly structured poem with a specific rhyme scheme and repetition
d) A short, humorous poem

37. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of lyric poetry?
a) Personal expression
b) Reflective tone
c) Lengthy narratives50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
d) Musicality

38. Who is known for writing the “Divine Comedy,” which includes lyric poetry within its narrative structure?
a) Dante Alighieri
b) Giovanni Boccaccio
c) Petrarch
d) Guido Cavalcanti

39. In lyric poetry, what is often the main focus?
a) Narrative
b) Imagery
c) Character development
d) Dialogue

40. Which Romantic poet is known for his lyrical ballads?
a) William Wordsworth
b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
c) Lord Byron
d) John Keats

41. What is the purpose of lyric poetry?
a) To tell a story
b) To express emotions
c) To provide moral lessons
d) To critique society

42. The lyric poem “To His Coy Mistress” is written by:
a) Andrew Marvell
b) John Donne
c) Robert Herrick
d) Christopher Marlowe

43. In lyric poetry, what is often the main focus?
a) Narrative
b) Imagery50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
c) Character development
d) Dialogue

44. Who wrote the collection of lyric poetry titled “The Waste Land”?
a) T.S. Eliot
b) Ezra Pound
c) W.B. Yeats
d) Robert Frost50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET

45. The term “ode” in lyric poetry refers to:
a) A lament for the dead
b) A long narrative poem
c) A lyric poem expressing praise or celebration
d) A short, humorous poem

46. Who is considered the greatest lyric poet of the Romantic era?
a) John Keats
b) Lord Byron
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) William Wordsworth

47. Which of the following is NOT a theme commonly explored in lyric poetry?
a) Nature
b) Love
c) Politics
d) Death

48. Who is known for writing the “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience”?
a) William Blake
b) William Wordsworth
c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
d) Percy Bysshe Shelley

49. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Petrarchan sonnet, a common form of lyric poetry?
a) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme
b) Divided into an octave and a sestet
c) Volta or turn in thought between the octave and sestet
d) Consists of 14 lines50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET

50. Which ancient Greek poet is famous for his erotic lyric poetry?
a) Sappho
b) Anacreon
c) Pindar
d) Archilochus

Answer

1. d) Horace
2. a) Greek
3. c) Lord Byron
4. a) Greek
5. b) Musicality and emotional intensity
6. a) Anacreon
7. a) John Keats50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
8. a) Sylvia Plath
9. b) Joy
10. c) William Shakespeare
11. a) Sonnet
12. b) Song
13. a) Walt Whitman
14. c) Lengthy narratives
15. a) William Wordsworth
16. b) To express emotions
17. a) Andrew Marvell
18. b) Imagery
19. a) Rumi
20. a) Haiku
21. a) T.S. Eliot
22. d) Epic
23. c) A lyric poem expressing praise or celebration
24. a) John Keats
25. c) Politics
26. a) Italian
27. a) Sylvia Plath
28. a) Walt Whitman
29. b) To establish a musical quality
30. a) William Blake
31. c) Volta or turn in thought between the octave and sestet
32. a) Kahlil Gibran
33. d) A song-like poem that tells a story
34. b) Alexander Pope
35. b) Anacreon
36. c) A highly structured poem with a specific rhyme scheme and repetition
37. c) Lengthy narratives
38. a) Dante Alighieri
39. b) Imagery
40. b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
41. b) To express emotions
42. a) Andrew Marvell50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
43. b) Imagery
44. a) T.S. Eliot
45. c) A lyric poem expressing praise or celebration
46. a) John Keats50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
47. c) Politics50+ MCQs on Lyric Poetry with Answers for UGC NET
48. a) William Blake
49. a) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme
50. d) Archilochus