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Arthurian romances B. Charlemaigne's campaigns in Spain C. Saxons' adventurous life on the sea D. Beowulf's adventures -- View Answer 2. Ode to a Nightingale B. Youth and Age by Coleridge C. Yeats' Sailing to Byzantium -- View Answer 3.

Yeats B. Shelley C. Shakespeare D. Poe -- View Answer 4. In Which work does the following line occur: He whom the gods favour dies young A. Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' B. Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' C. Plautus's Bacchides IV p D. Annihilate but space and time, And make two lovers happy.

Pope B. Shakespeare C. Webster D. Faustus -- View Answer. General Knowledge. General Science. General English. The truth is, there are lots of equally iconic Dickinson poems , so consider this a stand-in for them all.

One of the defining works of the Harlem Renaissance, by its greatest poet. With On the Road , the most enduring piece of literature from the mythologized Beat Generation, and of the two, the better one. So iconic, it was a Google Doodle.

I mean, have you seen Interstellar? Or Dangerous Minds or Independence Day? Or Citizen Kane? One of those poems passed hand to hand between undergraduates who will grow up to become writers. All else aside, the fact that it starts with hating poetry has made it a favorite among schoolchildren of all ages.

According to someone in the Literary Hub office who would know, this poem is all over sports stadiums and locker rooms. Serena Williams is into it , which is proof enough for me. Tyger, tyger, burning bright. Blake famously wrote music to go along with his poems—the originals have been lost, but this verse has been widely interpreted by musicians as well as repeated to many sleepy children.

Most people only recognize the first couplets anyway. Probably the most iconic—and most quoted—poem from WWI. Particularly popular in Canada, where McCrae is from. One more thing. The above list is too white and male and old, because our literary iconography is still too white and male and old. I read it in college and have been quoting it ever since. Jim Powell.