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 blackthorned rose

A poppy

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

A sparrow

A dove

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

Exit Wounds

Echo of Wars

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

Director

Photographer

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

ABABABAB

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

An ornamental stitch

A wishbone
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

The day before a soldier departs from home

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 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 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?
Loss

Parenthood

Religion

War
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?
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)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

The dove pulled freely against the sky, / an ornamental stitch. (Lines 33-34)

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?
Bright light

War

Fabrics

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

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

drunk or under the influence of drugs

confused and anxious
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
Omniscient third person

First person

Second 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 wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.

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 poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

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

The National Committee for the Arts

Jane Weir

The British prime minister
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

overflowing / like a treasure chest

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

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

Hot

Rainy

Cold
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

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.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Smoothing down his hair.

Walking with him to the front door.

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