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Famous literary line: Who wrote "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"? Identify the correct poet who authored this celebrated opening line from a longer poem.

Difficulty: Easy

John Keats
William Wordsworth
P. B. Shelley
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Lord Byron

Correct Answer: John Keats

Explanation:

Given data

Quotation: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
Task: Identify the author.

Approach
The line is the famous opening of Keats’s poem Endymion.

Elimination

Wordsworth, Shelley, Tennyson, Byron are Romantic/Victorian contemporaries, but the exact line belongs to Keats.

Final Answer
John Keats

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