Rhapsody on a Windy Night Quizzes

Rhapsody on a Windy Night Quiz

1 Which of the following is NOT a connotation of the word Rhapsody?

Ravenous

Jumbled

Ecstatic

Improvised
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?

A woman, a cat, a child, and the moon

A man, a dog, a bird, and a star

A crowd, a sparrow, a horse, and a plane

A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?

A street lamp

A bus

A skyscraper

A car
4 In this poem, the moon is

An old woman

An old man

Made of cheese

Romantic
5 Street lamps are compared to

Grins

Moons

Drums

Keys
6 Which is NOT a “twisted thing” in the poem?

branch

eye

clock

spring
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

England

The United States

Germany

France
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?

"Memory"

"Twist"

"Rhapsody"

"Reminiscence"
9 At the end of the poem, what rhymes with “life”?

Strife

Rife

Knife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to

The moon

A madman

A marigold

A mermaid
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Hissed

Hummed

Muttered

Sputtered
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?

4 AM

3 AM

1 AM

2 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Wind your clock and feed your cat

Lay out your clothes and go to bed
14 What has the moon lost?

Her pull

Her face

Her memory

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?

A spring

A toy

A key

A mouse
16 What does the cat eat?

Butter

Milk

A mouse

Cheese
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cocktails

Cigarettes

Cats

Chestnuts
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Time

Thresholds

Songs

Light
19 What does the crab do with the stick?

Eat

Grip

Break

Ignore
20 Which is NOT a body part used as a synecdoche in the poem?

Tonge

Hand

Nose

Eye
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A magic spell

A choral piece of music

A vigil

A drum beat
22 What does “Rancid” mean?

Remote

Risque

Remarkable

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Wild-eyed

Naughty

Active at Night

Sleepwalking
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Man vs. Machine

Nature vs. Culture

Young vs. Old

Happy vs. Sad
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?

Wine

Cigarettes

Grease

Sand

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