The GATE Grind

GATE 2025 XH2 (English) – Question 28

Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression · Literary Forms: Poetry, drama, fiction (novels, short stories, graphic narratives), creative non-fiction and nonfiction prose from the Medieval period to the present · 1 mark · Multiple choice

“The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom.”
These lines were written by ____________.

  1. Henry James
  2. Nathaniel Hawthorne
  3. Sylvia Plath
  4. Robert Frost

Practise this question in The GATE Grind →

Show answer and explanation

Correct answer: (D) Robert Frost

Explanation

The line is from Robert Frost's essay “The Figure a Poem Makes”.