Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A blackthorned rose

A poppy

A military pin
2 What bird does the mother see flying from a pear tree?
A sparrow

A songbird

A raven

A dove
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?
Walking the Block

Exit Wounds

Spine

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

Designer

Photographer

Soldier
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
Free verse

ABABABAB

ABBABBCC

ABABBCBC
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?
Sonnet

Dramatic monologue

Elegy

Contemporary poetry
7 What is the dove compared to?
A white poppy

A blackthorn

An ornamental stitch

A wishbone
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The day before a soldier departs from home

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

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

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 poppies placed on individual war graves

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The gel in the son's hair

The words the mother wishes to say
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?
A war memorial

A songbird

A playground

Her son
11 What does the mother remove from the son's blazer?
White cat hairs

A poppy

A yellow pattern

The hat tucked into his collar
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?
War

Religion

Parenthood

Loss
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

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

spasms of paper red (Line 5)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?
white

hat-less

gelled blackthorns

covered in a soldier's cap
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?
I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

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)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?
Bright light

Fabrics

Youth

War
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.
confused and anxious

overwhelmed and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

drunk or under the influence of drugs
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
Second person

Omniscient third person

Close third person

First person
19 Which of the following takes place in the final line of the poem?
The mother wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

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

The son is killed in battle.

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.
The British prime minister

Carol Ann Duffy

Jane Weir

The National Committee for the Arts
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

overflowing / like a treasure chest
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Cold

Hot

Rainy

Humid
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Instrumental scores and songs

Historical fiction

Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets
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.

Smoothing down his hair.

Walking with him to the front door.

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