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Poetry First Lines

How well do you know your poetry? Below are the first lines of ten poems, some of which are featured in our Book Club. Can you figure out which author wrote each opening line?

Points available: 10

1:

"I sing of arms and the man ..."

2:

"It is an ancient mariner, and he stoppeth one of three ..."

3:

"Whose woods these are I think I know ..."

4:

"Half a league, half a league, half a league onward ..."

5:

"Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree ..."

6:

"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow ..."

7:

"Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright ..."

8:

"I met a traveller from an ancient land who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone ..."

9:

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ..."

10:

"O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done ..."

 

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