Fern Hill Quizzes

Fern Hill Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?
3

10

9

6
2 How many stanzas does the poem have?
7

6

8

5
3 Who owned the farm Fern Hill derives its title from?
Thomas's aunt

Thomas's father

Thomas's grandfather

No one; it's fictional
4 What was the speaker the "prince" of?
The carrot flowers

The windfall light

The apple towns

The barn
5 When was the poem written?
1923

1925

1944

1948
6 What book was Fern Hill published in?
10 Poems

Life and Death

Deaths and Entrances

18 Poems
7 What style of poetry does the poem resemble?
Classicist

Romantic

Neoclassicist

Surrealist
8 Which is NOT a major theme of the poem?
Death

Naivete

Youth

Time
9 What color is NOT mentioned in the poem?
Golden

White

Green

Yellow
10 What is NOT an example of personification?
whinnying green stable

the cock on his shoulder

Adam and maiden

the gay house
11 What book of the Bible is alluded to in the poem?
Numbers

Deuteronomy

Leviticus

Genesis
12 What legend is referenced?
The Children's Crusade

Robin Hood

Beowulf

The Pied Piper
13 In what religion was Thomas raised?
Protestant Christianity

Judaism

Islam

Catholicism
14 Which is NOT a reason why some critics think Thomas is far from a Christian poet?
He was an adulterer

He abhorred religion

He was influenced by Freud

He wasn't devoutly religious
15 Which example of alliteration does NOT appear in the poem?
huntsman and herdsman

clear and cold

happy and home

mercy of his means
16 Which Biblical character is mentioned by name?
Adam

Eve

Mary Magdalene

John the Baptist
17 Which word is NOT paired with green?
lovely

carefree

golden

dying
18 What animal is NOT mentioned?
Cows

Foxes

Owls

Horses
19 Finish the final line: "Though I sang in my chains like..."
A martyr

The earth

A prisoner

The sea
20 During what period of his career did Thomas write Fern Hill?
The last

It was his first poem

The middle

The beginning
21 What tone does the speaker NOT use?
Happy

Angry

Reminiscent

Remorseful
22 Who did the Pied Piper lure out of town?
Pigs

Doctors

Children

Witches
23 What poetic device is NOT used in the poem?
personification

simile

onomatopoeia

allusion
24 Which is an example of a simile?
"whinnying green stable"

"swallow thronged loft"

"a wanderer white/ with the dew"

"“huntsman and herdsman"
25 What country does the legend of the Pied Piper come from?
Russia

Italy

Germany

Wales

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