Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

1 What did the mother pin on her son's lapel?

A poppy

A military pin

A blackthorned rose

A bird feather
2 What bird does the mother see flying from a pear tree?

A songbird

A raven

A sparrow

A dove
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?

Spine

Exit Wounds

Walking the Block

Echo of Wars
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?

Photographer

Director

Soldier

Designer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABBABBCC

ABABABAB

ABABBCBC

Free verse
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?

Dramatic monologue

Sonnet

Contemporary poetry

Elegy
7 What is the dove compared to?

A blackthorn

A white poppy

A wishbone

An ornamental stitch
8 What is Armistice Sunday?

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in the British conflict in Afghanistan

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

The day before a soldier departs from home

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War I in 1918
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)

The gel in the son's hair

The poppies placed on individual war graves

The words the mother wishes to say

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?

A songbird

Her son

A playground

A war memorial
11 What does the mother remove from the son's blazer?

White cat hairs

A yellow pattern

The hat tucked into his collar

A poppy
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?

Parenthood

Religion

Loss

War
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?

covered in a soldier's cap

hat-less

white

gelled blackthorns
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

The dove pulled freely against the sky, / an ornamental stitch. (Lines 33-34)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?

Fabrics

War

Bright light

Youth
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.

overwhelmed and anxious

confused and anxious

drunk or under the influence of drugs

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated
18 The poem is told from which perspective?

First person

Omniscient third person

Close third person

Second person
19 Which of the following takes place in the final line of the poem?

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.

The mother pins a poppy on the son's lapel.

The mother wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

The son is killed in battle.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.

Jane Weir

Carol Ann Duffy

The National Committee for the Arts

The British prime minister
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

overflowing / like a treasure chest

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?

Hot

Cold

Rainy

Humid
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.

Instrumental scores and songs

Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Historical fiction
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Walking with him to the front door.

Smoothing down his hair.

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