Who was homer, referred to in the title?

A ancient Greek poet who wrote 'The illiad' & 'The Odyssey'

Which sentence is the best paraphrase of line 8? "Til I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold"

until I was struck by the power of Chapman's translation

Why was Cortez and his men amazed according to the poet?

They saw the Pacific ocean from the Atlantic ocean

admiration for the work of another poet

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Duplicate of On First Looking into Chapman's Homer by John Keats

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1
Who was homer, referred to in the title?
A yellow cartoon character who works in a power plant
The man who translated the poem into English
A ancient Greek poet who wrote 'The illiad' & 'The Odyssey'
An explorer who discovered Panama
2
Which sentence is the best paraphrase of line 8? "Til I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold"
until I went to see Chapman for advice about writing poetry
until I was inspired by hearing Chapman's voice in my head
until I attended a reading by Chapman of his own poetry
until I was struck by the power of Chapman's translation
3
"Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold:" This imagery appeals to which sense?
sight
hearing
taste
touch
4
Why was Cortez and his men amazed according to the poet?
They saw the Pacific ocean from the Atlantic ocean
They could finally understand the poetry of Homer
They discovered a new planet
They found a land of gold
5
' I travelled in the realms of gold' means
I have read many books
I have been to many jewellers
I have travelled all around the world
I have a golden boat
6
This poem expresses
the authors' reflection on his travels
despair at the state of England
admiration for the work of another poet
a devotion to the beauties of nature
7
Which of the following is a simile?
like stout Cortez (line 11)
a new planet swims (line 10)
in the realms of gold (line 1)
deep-brow'd Homer ruled (line 6)
8
Homer's demesne is
His poems
His Kingdom
The Greek language
His house
9
The simile, "I felt like some watcher of the skies", helps communicate the author's sense of
caution
despair
awe / wonder
fear
10
'Deep-browed Homer' means that..
He had bushy eye-brows
He was a deep thinker, clever
He was angry and argumentative
He was constantly worried
11
The line "Look'd at each other with a wild surmise." contains an example of which poetic device
metaphor
assonance
rhyme
simile

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