Think you’ve got your head wrapped around To an Athlete Dying Young? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Into how many stanzas is the poem divided?
0
4
infinity
7
Q. How many lines per stanza?
1
2
3.14159
4
Q. How many feet (the metrical kind, not the ones in the bunny slippers—yes we can see you) are in most of the lines?
5
4
3
poems don't have feet
Q. A poem boards a bus with 7 stanzas. Each stanza contains 4 lines. How long will it take the poem to get published?—Just kidding. How many lines does the poem have?
11
74
47
28
Q. How old was the athlete when he died?
18
21
Housman doesn't tell us
16 and a half