Harold Nicholson described which poet as 'Very yellow and glum. Perfect manners' ?
Correct answer: B. T. S. Elliot
- A. e. e. Cummings
- B. T. S. Elliot
- C. John Greenleaf Whittier
- D. Walt Whitman
Explanation
Harold Nicolson’s description refers to T. S. Eliot, whose reserved appearance and formal manners contrasted with the intensity of his modernist poetry. The option spells Eliot incorrectly as “Elliot,” but it is still the intended answer.
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