Poetry Quiz - CBSE Class 8 English

Free practice quiz: Poetry (CBSE Class 8 English). 20 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This CBSE Class 8 English practice quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions on Poetry, and 20 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Which of the following is a key theme in the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost?

   1. Decision making
   2. Friendship
   3. Love
   4. Anger
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   Answer: A. Decision making

   The poem 'The Road Not Taken' primarily deals with the theme of decision making and the impact choices have on our lives.

2. In 'The Ballad of Father Gilligan', what is the reason Father Gilligan falls asleep?

   1. Tiredness from his duties
   2. A spell put on him
   3. Boring conversations
   4. An illness
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   Answer: A. Tiredness from his duties

   Father Gilligan is exhausted from attending to his parishioners, leading him to fall asleep unexpectedly.

3. In 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud', what does Wordsworth compare himself to?

   1. A river
   2. A star
   3. A bird
   4. A cloud
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   Answer: D. A cloud

   Wordsworth compares himself to a cloud, symbolizing his wandering aimlessly like an object in nature.

4. What is the primary emotion explored in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare?

   1. Fear
   2. Curiosity
   3. Loss
   4. Hope
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   Answer: B. Curiosity

   The poem evokes curiosity about the identity and motives of the silent listeners and the traveler's purpose.

5. In 'Daffodils', what effect do the flowers have on the poet?

   1. Sadness
   2. Annoyance
   3. Joy
   4. Indifference
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   Answer: C. Joy

   The sight of the daffodils fills the poet with joy and inspiration, affecting his mood profoundly.

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Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. In the poem 'The Road Not Taken', which literary device is used predominantly?
2. What is the central message of the poem 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' by Robert Frost?
3. What does 'miles to go before I sleep' symbolize in Frost's 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'?
4. Who aids Father Gilligan in his time of need in 'The Ballad of Father Gilligan'?
5. Which figure of speech predominates in 'A Psalm of Life' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
6. What is the tone of 'A Psalm of Life' by Longfellow?
7. Which natural element is prominently featured in 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'?
8. In 'Ozymandias', how does Shelley emphasize the impermanence of power?
9. What is inscribed on the pedestal of the statue in 'Ozymandias'?
10. In 'The Listeners', what does the phrase 'the voice from the world of men' suggest?
11. In 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', what mistake led to the cavalry's charge?
12. Identify the tone of the poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Tennyson.
13. What is the significance of solitude in Wordsworth's 'Daffodils'?
14. In 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', what is the main consequence of the Mariner's action of killing the albatross?
15. What theme does 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' primarily explore?

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