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 bird feather

A military pin
2 What bird does the mother see flying from a pear tree?
A sparrow

A dove

A raven

A songbird
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?
Exit Wounds

Walking the Block

Spine

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

Director

Soldier

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

ABABBCBC

ABBABBCC

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

Contemporary poetry

Dramatic monologue

Sonnet
7 What is the dove compared to?
An ornamental stitch

A blackthorn

A wishbone

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

The day before a soldier departs from home
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)
The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The gel in the son's hair

The poppies placed on individual war graves

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

A playground

Her son

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

A poppy

The hat tucked into his collar

A yellow pattern
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?
Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

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

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

hat-less

white

covered in a soldier's cap
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?
The dove pulled freely against the sky, / an ornamental stitch. (Lines 33-34)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)
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 ___.
emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

confused and anxious

overwhelmed and anxious

drunk or under the influence of drugs
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
First person

Second person

Omniscient third person

Close third 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 wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

The son is killed in battle.

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.

There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

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

Jane Weir

The British prime minister

Carol Ann Duffy
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

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

Hot

Cold

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

Instrumental scores and songs

Historical fiction

Poetic biographies and pamphlets
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Walking with him to the front door.

Smoothing down his hair.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

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