Which of the following poems are written by the American poet. Robert Lowell?
A) “Anecdote of the Jar”
B) “Skunk Hour”
C) “Howl”
D) “Night Swe”
E) “A Gift Outright”
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer :
B and D
Solution :
The correct answer is B and D.
To understand why this is the correct choice, let us examine the authorship of each of the poems listed in the question:
A) “Anecdote of the Jar” was written by the American modernist poet Wallace Stevens and first published in 1919.
B) “Skunk Hour” is one of the most famous poems by Robert Lowell. It was published in his landmark 1959 collection Life Studies, which is considered a foundational work of confessional poetry.
C) “Howl” is a prominent poem written by Allen Ginsberg, published in 1956, and serves as a defining text of the Beat Generation.
D) “Night Sweat” (partially written as "Night Swe" in the question) is another well-known confessional poem written by Robert Lowell, published in his 1964 volume For the Union Dead.
E) “The Gift Outright” (written as "A Gift Outright" in the question) was written by Robert Frost and famously read by him at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
Since “Skunk Hour” (B) and “Night Sweat” (D) are the poems written by Robert Lowell, the correct option representing this combination is B and D.
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