Quiz: Guess the poem
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hehehe haven't been up to this kind of mischief for some time...
Here are some lines from some famous poems by famous poets.... make a guess what's the title of the poem!
1) From Because I cannot stop for Death by Emily Dickinson
We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground--
The Roof was scarcely visible--
The Cornice--in the Ground--
2) From If by Rudyard Kipling
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
3) From The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe
There will I make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle.
4) From I Watched Thee by Lord Byron
The Earthquake came and rocked the quivering wall
And men and Nature reeled as if with wine
Whom did I seek around the tottering Hall
For thee, whose safety first provide for thine.
5) From The Last Leaf by Oliver Holmes
And if I should live to be
The last leaf upon the tree
In the spring,
Let them smile, as I do now,
At the old forsaken bough
Where I cling.
6) From Rain before Dawn by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The dull, faint patter in the drooping hours
Drifts in upon my sleep and fills my hair
With damp;
7) From The Old Gumbie Cat by T S Eliot
So she's formed, from that lot of disorderly louts,
A troop of well-disciplined helpful boy-scouts,
With a purpose in life and a good deed to do
And she's even created a Beetles' Tattoo.
From The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy
Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have set us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!
9) From Excursion by DH Lawrence
What is it then that you can see
That at the window endlessly
You watch the red sparks whirl and flee
And the night look through?
10) From Her Voice by Oscar Wilde
Look upward where the poplar trees
Sway and sway in the summer air,
Here in the valley never a breeze
Scatters the thistledown, but there
Great winds blow fair
From the mighty murmuring mystical seas,
And the wave-lashed leas. -
1.) An Emily dickinson ? ...
2.) Kipling, "If" ? ..
5). Oliver Wendall Holmes ... "The last leaf"
9) Lawrence, "Excursion"
10.) Oscar Wilde .. "Her voice "
don't recognize the rest ..... -
Yes the first one is by Emily Dickinson... what's the title?? kekekeOriginally posted by Fatum:1.) An Emily dickinson ? ...
2.) Kipling, "If" ? ..
5). Oliver Wendall Holmes ... "The last leaf"
9) Lawrence, "Excursion"
10.) Oscar Wilde .. "Her voice "
don't recognize the rest .....
the rest are correct... kekekeke -
er.... Because I cannot stop for death ? ..... something like that ? .... the first line ? ....Originally posted by KittynMeow:Yes the first one is by Emily Dickinson... what's the title?? kekeke
the rest are correct... kekekeke
hey ! ... i think i did pretty good .....
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Correcto!!!!Originally posted by Fatum:er.... Because I cannot stop for death ? ..... something like that ? .... the first line ? ....
hey ! ... i think i did pretty good ..... -
And number 4 is a Byron isn't it ? .....
remember reading it before .... but not one of his that I keep in my brain .. (e.g. When we two parted ) ................. -
yes no. 4 is by Lord Byron. kekekeke... anymore guesses??Originally posted by Fatum:And number 4 is a Byron isn't it ? .....
remember reading it before .... but not one of his that I keep in my brain .. (e.g. When we two parted ) ................. 
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I watch You !!! ..........Originally posted by KittynMeow:yes no. 4 is by Lord Byron. kekekeke... anymore guesses?? ........ -
actually it's "I Watched Thee"... kekekekOriginally posted by Fatum:I watch You !!! .......... ........ Good try... -
hmm... there are still 4 more unsolved....
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can cheat or not?? search googlesOriginally posted by KittynMeow:hmm... there are still 5 more unsolved.... -
hehehe....no comment on that... hahaha....Originally posted by The man who was death:can cheat or not?? search googles -
what's the point then ? ....Originally posted by The man who was death:can cheat or not?? search googles 
this game pushed yourself to read more eh ..... -
can i write the next quiz ? ....Originally posted by KittynMeow:hehehe....no comment on that... hahaha....
i have a few favourites which i'd like to post up ....
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of all the works above, i only know If by Rudy..
can post more popular ones to guess??
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i only know the 1st one... cos i went for the poetry workshop!!! hahahahaa....Originally posted by O'ren:of all the works above, i only know If by Rudy..
can post more popular ones to guess??
and #8 sounds super familiar..... damn whr did i read tat before.... *scratch head*
hmm.... tis is like me can't rem the titles of songs i heard..... -
and talking about songs i really like the lyrics to this song -?HUA4 DIE2
by Denise Ho. It's a cantonese number but i think the lyricist is amazing. It's like poetry being sung out.
Tare or kitty, can either of you do a translation to the lyrics of this song to english? i tried but there are some verses i can't understand.
Here's the link to the lyrics
http://www.xuxule.com/lyric.asp?cdID=05-0529&songNo=16
pls help.. i love this song so much...Thanks. -
sure you can... anything to spur interest in the literary arena... kekekeOriginally posted by Fatum:can i write the next quiz ? ....
i have a few favourites which i'd like to post up .... -
actually these are quite popular ones.... heh....Originally posted by O'ren:of all the works above, i only know If by Rudy..
can post more popular ones to guess?? -
I only know number 8
The Man He Killed - Thomas Hardy. -
Hi Liz...Originally posted by Bluesky_Liz:I only know number 8
The Man He Killed - Thomas Hardy.
Yup that's right!! -
hehee.... ang moh to chinese i stil can help.... cantonese to angmoh? unless u want a direct translation.... poetic one har?Originally posted by O'ren:and talking about songs i really like the lyrics to this song -?HUA4 DIE2
by Denise Ho. It's a cantonese number but i think the lyricist is amazing. It's like poetry being sung out.
Tare or kitty, can either of you do a translation to the lyrics of this song to english? i tried but there are some verses i can't understand.
Here's the link to the lyrics
http://www.xuxule.com/lyric.asp?cdID=05-0529&songNo=16
pls help.. i love this song so much...Thanks.
KIIITTTTYYYYY~~~~~~ u're needed! -
i saw the lyrics... seriously if i'm to translate it to a meaningful english poem, i think i'll do serious rewriting to it.... cos no matter how i read....the lyrics seems to be written in cantonese or something rather than mandarin.. some of the grammar sounds odd in mandarin...Originally posted by tare:hehee.... ang moh to chinese i stil can help.... cantonese to angmoh? unless u want a direct translation.... poetic one har?
KIIITTTTYYYYY~~~~~~ u're needed! -
hehee.. it IS in cantoneseOriginally posted by KittynMeow:i saw the lyrics... seriously if i'm to translate it to a meaningful english poem, i think i'll do serious rewriting to it.... cos no matter how i read....the lyrics seems to be written in cantonese or something rather than mandarin.. some of the grammar sounds odd in mandarin... -
R.Frost?