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.
General Knowledge
Books and Authors
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AJohn Keats
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BWilliam Wordsworth
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CP. B. Shelley
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DAlfred, Lord Tennyson
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ELord Byron
Answer
Correct Answer: John Keats
Explanation
Given data
- Quotation: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
- Task: Identify the author.
ApproachThe 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 AnswerJohn Keats