London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"
nooks

shelves

clouds

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

Agriculture

Industry

Religion
3 What do the poem's closing lines imply about urban life?
That it is ultimately illusory

That it is in a sense merely a part of the natural world

That it is crowded and unsafe

That it is exciting for adults but steals children's innocence
4 How does the snow affect London's children in this poem?
It renews their childlike joy and wonder

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
5 Define the word "encumber"
weigh down

split in half

cool off

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

The factory boss

Urban life

The angry father
7 Which best describes the narrator?
He is a factory worker walking to work through the snow

She is a mother watching her child play in the snow

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

They are an unnamed orphan seeking a warm place to go
8 Which view about nature does the poem most align with?
That nature is under threat from human activity

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

That nature and the human cannot truly be separated

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”?
Personification

Symbolism

Allusion

Synecdoche
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?
ABA CBC DCD EDE

AB BC CD DE EA

ABA BCB CDC DED

ABBA CBBC ACCA
12 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem?
The buildings

The sun

The roads

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

Power imbalance

Interconnectedness

Obsession
14 Which is the most common meter for English terza rima poetry?
dactylic pentameter

anapestic dimeter

trochaic hexameter

iambic pentameter
15 Which poet is credited with first using terza rima?
Derek Walcott

Geoffrey Chaucer

Dante Alighieri

William Wordsworth
16 Which of the following do the children in the poem NOT do?
Look at the snowy trees

Go sledding

Throw snowballs

Eat snow
17 Define the word "hearken"
throw

assemble

listen

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

Hyperbole

Anaphora

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

A war

A sailing trip

A mountain climb
20 What is the meter of "London Snow"?
Iambic trimeter

Trochaic hexameter

There is no consistent meter

Iambic pentameter
21 What can the snow best be said to symbolize?
God's love

Human interconnectedness

Nature and nature's power

Interpersonal coldness
22 Are the lines of "London Snow" end-stopped or enjambed?
They are end-stopped

They are neither

They are a mix of the two

They are enjambed
23 Which of the following does the speaker metaphorically compare daily life to?
A charm

A factory

A tree

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

T

R

N
25 Define the word "asunder"
an old-fashioned snowplow

apart

to make noise

exhausted

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