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 bird feather

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

A songbird

A dove

A raven
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?
Director

Designer

Photographer

Soldier
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
ABABABAB

Free verse

ABABBCBC

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

Dramatic monologue

Elegy

Sonnet
7 What is the dove compared to?
A white poppy

A blackthorn

A wishbone

An ornamental stitch
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War I in 1918

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

The day before a soldier departs from home
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 snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

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

Her son

A songbird

A playground
11 What does the mother remove from the son's blazer?
A yellow pattern

A poppy

The hat tucked into his collar

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

War

Loss

Religion
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?
covered in a soldier's cap

hat-less

gelled blackthorns

white
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?
I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

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?
Youth

Fabrics

Bright light

War
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

First person

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

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.
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?
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?
Cold

Humid

Hot

Rainy
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Historical fiction

Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Instrumental scores and songs
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Smoothing down his hair.

Walking with him to the front door.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

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