Poppies in October Quizzes

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1 The word "ignite" means:

To stir

To stay up late

To set on fire

To abolish or stamp out
2 How does this poem's speaker portray urban life?

As overwhelming and competitive

As crowded and impoverished

As vibrant and diverse

As monotonous and corrupted
3 Fill in the blank: "Utterly ____ for"

Unasked

Longed

Insulted

Ignored
4 Which sound creates alliteration in the phrase "forest of frosts"?

F

S

O

T
5 Fill in the blank: "Dulled to a _____ under bowlers"

Rot

Blankness

Halt

Sleep
6 What best describes this speaker's criteria for beauty?

Prettiness and subtlety

Usefulness and helpfulness

Intensity and immediacy

Multisensory appeal
7 Fill in the blank: "Nor the woman in the _____"

Office

Ambulance

Library

Florist's
8 What did poppies come to signify following World War I?

Chemical weapons

Pacifism

Patriotic volunteerism

Remembrace of dead soldiers
9 The "S" sounds in the phrase ""sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts" are an example of which of the following?

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Anaphora

Hyperbole
10 What is carbon monoxide?

A dangerous invisible gas

A medicinal substance

A particle used in perfumes

A component of oxygen that we breathe
11 What did poppies generally signify in Ancient Greek culture?

Pleasure, hedonism, and extravagance

Sleep, death, and rest

Desire, sex, and compulsiveness

Rusticity and simplicity
12 How does the speaker view the relationship between death and beauty?

They view beauty as a doomed fight against death

They consider death to be the opposite of beauty

They consider death and beauty to be intertwined

They believe that death is merely a gateway to a beautiful afterlife
13 What do poppies symbolize in this poem?

Doomed romance

Unexpected natural beauty

The tragedy of war

Sleep
14 What do bowler hats metonymically represent in this poem?

Socialist politics

An older, Victorian worldview

The culture of the business class

The academic world
15 Which of the following statements is true regarding Victorian floral symbolism?

Floral symbolism was considered occult and immoral

Tropical flowers were generally associated with feeling and instinct

Flowers were ascribed both positive and negative emotional symbolism

Flower types, but never colors, were considered symbolically loaded
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABB ABB ABB ABB

ABCC ACBB ABCC

The poem has no regular rhyme scheme

ABBA ABBA ABBA
17 What type of stanzas does "Poppies in October" consist of?

Sextets

Tercets

Quatrains

Couplets
18 Fill in the blank: "That these late _____ should open"

Windows

Mouths

Doors

Hands
19 Who is the speaker of this poem?

A young woman from the city

No identifying information about the speaker is provided

A businessman raised on a farm

A small child
20 How are clouds personified in this poem?

The clouds are described as looking like chubby children

The speaker suggests that the clouds are attempting to outshine the poppies

The clouds briefly narrate the poem in their own voice

The speaker addresses the clouds, implying they have consciousness
21 The description of a woman's heart "blooming" is most explicitly a metaphor for which of the following?

Hunger

Kindness

Blood

Obsession
22 Which of the following statements regarding the symbolism of the lily is correct?

Lilies were often used to symbolize the non-Christian world

Lilies were often used to symbolize childhood innocence

Lilies were often used to symbolize the souls of the unbaptised

Lilies were often used to symbolize the Virgin Mary and purity
23 What does Plath use as a metaphor to describe flowers?

Books

Spiders

Shoes

Mouths
24 Which word best describes the poem's speaker?

Ambitious

Perceptive

Righteous

Impulsive
25 Why is the image of a bleeding woman ironic?

The speaker sarcastically suggests that the woman will survive

The image is unexpectedly frightening despite the poem's peaceful setting

The woman does not know she is bleeding, in an instance of dramatic irony

It is unexpectedly linked to beautiful natural images

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