London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"
clouds

nooks

carriages

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

Industry

Education

Religion
3 What do the poem's closing lines imply about urban life?
That it is in a sense merely a part of the natural world

That it is crowded and unsafe

That it is ultimately illusory

That it is exciting for adults but steals children's innocence
4 How does the snow affect London's children in this poem?
It reveals their inequalities, since only rich children can play in it

It alerts them that nature can be cruel and uncomfotable

It helps teach them important practical tasks

It renews their childlike joy and wonder
5 Define the word "encumber"
make someone obligated

cool off

split in half

weigh down
6 Which can most closely be considered the poem's antagonist?
The factory boss

The angry father

Organized religion

Urban life
7 Which best describes the narrator?
They are an unnamed orphan seeking a warm place to go

She is a mother watching her child play in the snow

He is a factory worker walking to work through the snow

They are an omniscient observer seemingly in close proximity to the action
8 Which view about nature does the poem most align with?
That nature is under threat from human activity

That nature and the human cannot truly be separated

That nature is more powerful than the human-made world

That nature is terrifying and formidable, in contrast to much pastoral writing
9 Which of the following devices is prominent in the phrase “No sound of wheel rumbling nor of foot falling”?
Allusion

Synecdoche

Personification

Symbolism
10 What does the phrase "crystal manna" allude to?
Dante's Divine Comedy

Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"

The Bible
11 Which of the following is a standard terza rima rhyme scheme?
AB BC CD DE EA

ABA BCB CDC DED

ABBA CBBC ACCA

ABA CBC DCD EDE
12 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem?
The buildings

The roads

The sun

The trees
13 Which of the following has terza rima historically been used to convey?
Sensory pleasure

Interconnectedness

Power imbalance

Obsession
14 Which is the most common meter for English terza rima poetry?
trochaic hexameter

iambic pentameter

dactylic pentameter

anapestic dimeter
15 Which poet is credited with first using terza rima?
William Wordsworth

Geoffrey Chaucer

Dante Alighieri

Derek Walcott
16 Which of the following do the children in the poem NOT do?
Eat snow

Look at the snowy trees

Go sledding

Throw snowballs
17 Define the word "hearken"
throw

assemble

build

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

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Anaphora
19 What metaphor does the speaker use to describe the workers' walk through the snow?
An expedition

A sailing trip

A war

A mountain climb
20 What is the meter of "London Snow"?
Trochaic hexameter

There is no consistent meter

Iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter
21 What can the snow best be said to symbolize?
Nature and nature's power

Interpersonal coldness

Human interconnectedness

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

They are a mix of the two

They are neither

They are end-stopped
23 Which of the following does the speaker metaphorically compare daily life to?
A box

A tree

A factory

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

T

S

N
25 Define the word "asunder"
apart

to make noise

exhausted

an old-fashioned snowplow

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