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 poppy

A military pin

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

A songbird

A dove

A sparrow

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

Exit Wounds

Spine

Walking the Block

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

Designer

Soldier

Photographer

Director
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABABBCBC

ABBABBCC

ABABABAB

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

Sonnet

Dramatic monologue

Contemporary poetry

Elegy
7 What is the dove compared to?

An ornamental stitch

A blackthorn

A white poppy

A wishbone
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 words the mother wishes to say

The gel in the son's hair

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?

A playground

Her son

A songbird

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

A yellow pattern

White cat hairs

The hat tucked into his collar

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

War

Parenthood

Religion

Loss
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?

white

gelled blackthorns

hat-less

covered in a soldier's cap
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)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?

Youth

Bright light

Fabrics

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

drunk or under the influence of drugs

confused and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

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 son is killed in battle.

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 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 ____.

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?

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

overflowing / like a treasure chest

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

Cold

Rainy

Hot

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

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Instrumental scores and songs

Novels and screenplays

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

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Smoothing down his hair.

Walking with him to the front door.

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