Want to practice your database search skills?
Find the answers to questions in this quiz by searching Columbia Granger's World of Poetry.
1. Who was the author of 'Straw Hat in the Rain'?
Hint: Use the quick search function and search by poem.
2. How many full text poems are available which were written by Sterling Brown (1901 - 1989)?
Hint: Use the quick search function to search by poet (Brown, Sterling) and 'full text only'.
3. Charlotte Bronte's father was also a writer. What was his name and the name of his published book?
Hint: Click on the biographies tab and either do a search on Bronte, Charlotte, or click the browse tab, select biographies, and find her name in the supplied list.
4. In what longer work did a poem starting with the line 'We wove a web in childhood' appear?
Hint: Use the advanced search and enter the term in the 'words in first line' field. The name of the longer work will appear beside the title in the results page.
5. What was George Eliot more commonly known for?
Hint: Click on the biographies tab and perform a search.
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