London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"

carriages

shelves

clouds

nooks
2 What can St. Paul's best be said to symbolize?

Religion

Agriculture

Industry

Education
3 What do the poem's closing lines imply about urban life?

That it is ultimately illusory

That it is crowded and unsafe

That it is exciting for adults but steals children's innocence

That it is in a sense merely a part of the natural world
4 How does the snow affect London's children in this poem?

It renews their childlike joy and wonder

It alerts them that nature can be cruel and uncomfotable

It reveals their inequalities, since only rich children can play in it

It helps teach them important practical tasks
5 Define the word "encumber"

split in half

cool off

weigh down

make someone obligated
6 Which can most closely be considered the poem's antagonist?

The angry father

Organized religion

The factory boss

Urban life
7 Which best describes the narrator?

He is a factory worker walking to work through the snow

They are an unnamed orphan seeking a warm place to go

They are an omniscient observer seemingly in close proximity to the action

She is a mother watching her child play in the snow
8 Which view about nature does the poem most align with?

That nature is terrifying and formidable, in contrast to much pastoral writing

That nature and the human cannot truly be separated

That nature is under threat from human activity

That nature is more powerful than the human-made world
9 Which of the following devices is prominent in the phrase “No sound of wheel rumbling nor of foot falling”?

Allusion

Personification

Synecdoche

Symbolism
10 What does the phrase "crystal manna" allude to?

Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"

The Bible

Dante's Divine Comedy
11 Which of the following is a standard terza rima rhyme scheme?

ABBA CBBC ACCA

ABA CBC DCD EDE

ABA BCB CDC DED

AB BC CD DE EA
12 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem?

The trees

The roads

The sun

The buildings
13 Which of the following has terza rima historically been used to convey?

Interconnectedness

Power imbalance

Obsession

Sensory pleasure
14 Which is the most common meter for English terza rima poetry?

anapestic dimeter

dactylic pentameter

iambic pentameter

trochaic hexameter
15 Which poet is credited with first using terza rima?

Geoffrey Chaucer

Dante Alighieri

Derek Walcott

William Wordsworth
16 Which of the following do the children in the poem NOT do?

Throw snowballs

Look at the snowy trees

Eat snow

Go sledding
17 Define the word "hearken"

build

assemble

listen

throw
18 Which of the following devices is prominent in the line "Stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying"?

Anaphora

Alliteration

Assonance

Hyperbole
19 What metaphor does the speaker use to describe the workers' walk through the snow?

An expedition

A sailing trip

A mountain climb

A war
20 What is the meter of "London Snow"?

Iambic trimeter

There is no consistent meter

Trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter
21 What can the snow best be said to symbolize?

Nature and nature's power

Human interconnectedness

Interpersonal coldness

God's love
22 Are the lines of "London Snow" end-stopped or enjambed?

They are neither

They are enjambed

They are end-stopped

They are a mix of the two
23 Which of the following does the speaker metaphorically compare daily life to?

A factory

A charm

A tree

A box
24 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "And trains of sombre men, past tale of number"?

S

R

T

N
25 Define the word "asunder"

apart

an old-fashioned snowplow

exhausted

to make noise

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