Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A military pin

A poppy

A bird feather

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

A raven

A sparrow

A songbird

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

Exit Wounds

Walking the Block

Echo of Wars

Spine
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?

Photographer

Soldier

Director

Designer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABABBCBC

Free verse

ABABABAB

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

Contemporary poetry

Elegy

Sonnet

Dramatic monologue
7 What is the dove compared to?

A blackthorn

An ornamental stitch

A wishbone

A white poppy
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 I in 1918

The day before a soldier departs from home

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II
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 words the mother wishes to say

The gel in the son's hair
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?

Her son

A war memorial

A playground

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

White cat hairs

The hat tucked into his collar

A poppy

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

Parenthood

Loss

Religion

War
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?

gelled blackthorns

hat-less

covered in a soldier's cap

white
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)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

The dove pulled freely against the sky, / an ornamental stitch. (Lines 33-34)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?

Fabrics

Youth

War

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

overwhelmed and anxious

drunk or under the influence of drugs

confused and anxious

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

Second person

First person

Omniscient third person

Close third 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 wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

The son is killed in battle.

The mother pins a poppy on the son's lapel.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

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

The National Committee for the Arts

Jane Weir

Carol Ann Duffy

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

overflowing / like a treasure chest

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?

Hot

Cold

Rainy

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

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Novels and screenplays

Instrumental scores and songs

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

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Walking with him to the front door.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Smoothing down his hair.

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