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 blackthorned rose

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

Exit Wounds

Echo of Wars

Walking the Block
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?
Photographer

Soldier

Designer

Director
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?
Sonnet

Dramatic monologue

Elegy

Contemporary poetry
7 What is the dove compared to?
An ornamental stitch

A wishbone

A blackthorn

A white poppy
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The anniversary of the end of hostilities in the British conflict in Afghanistan

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 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 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

A playground

Her son

A songbird
11 What does the mother remove from the son's blazer?
The hat tucked into his collar

A poppy

White cat hairs

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

War

Religion

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

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

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

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

gelled blackthorns

covered in a soldier's cap

white
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?
spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

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

War

Youth

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

drunk or under the influence of drugs

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

confused and anxious
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 son is killed in battle.

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.

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

The mother pins a poppy on the son's lapel.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

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

Carol Ann Duffy

The British prime minister

The National Committee for the Arts
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

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Rainy

Cold

Humid

Hot
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?
Walking with him to the front door.

Smoothing down his hair.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

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