ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a love poem?
A
John Clare’s “To Elia”
B
Wordsworth “Peter Bell”
C
Byron’s “Don Juan”
D
Coleridge’s “Kubla Kahn”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Before Kramer’s discovery, The Song of Songs (sometimes called The Song of Solomon), which can be found in the Old Testament of the Bible, was believed to be the oldest love poem. The focus of that poem is the celebration of romantic and sexual love between two lovers.

Detailed explanation-2: -’First Love’ by John Clare is a three-stanza poem that is separated into sets of eight lines, or octaves. These octaves follow a consistent and structured rhyme scheme. The pattern, which varies its end sounds from stanza to stanza, is ababcdcd.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since the days of epic poetry, poets have used sonnets, free verse, villanelles, slam poetry, short poems, and even instagram poetry to describe love. These love poems I’ve collected vary widely. Some are classic love poems.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this line, the poet emphasizes his very deep love. Then in the last line, he uses words burnt round heart. Burnt in this line means intense, strong, and terrific. It indicates that his love is very deep and strong.

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