Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A blackthorned rose

A military pin

A poppy

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

A sparrow

A dove

A songbird

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

Spine

Walking the Block

Exit Wounds

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

Designer

Photographer

Director

Soldier
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABBABBCC

ABABBCBC

Free verse

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

Elegy

Sonnet

Dramatic monologue

Contemporary poetry
7 What is the dove compared to?

A white poppy

A wishbone

An ornamental stitch

A blackthorn
8 What is Armistice Sunday?

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

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in the British conflict in Afghanistan
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)

The words the mother wishes to say

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
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?

The hat tucked into his collar

A poppy

A yellow pattern

White cat hairs
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?

Parenthood

Religion

War

Loss
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

white

hat-less

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)

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?

Bright light

Fabrics

War

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

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

drunk or under the influence of drugs

confused and anxious

overwhelmed and anxious
18 The poem is told from which perspective?

Close third person

Omniscient third person

Second person

First 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 son is killed in battle.

The mother wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

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

Carol Ann Duffy

The British prime minister

Jane Weir
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

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

Cold

Humid

Rainy

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

Historical fiction

Novels and screenplays

Instrumental scores and songs

Poetic biographies and pamphlets
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?

Walking with him to the front door.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Smoothing down his hair.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

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