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 girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

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

A crowd, a sparrow, a horse, and a plane
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?
A bus

A skyscraper

A car

A street lamp
4 In this poem, the moon is
An old man

Made of cheese

Romantic

An old woman
5 Street lamps are compared to
Drums

Moons

Grins

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

spring

clock

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
France

England

The United States

Germany
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?
"Twist"

"Rhapsody"

"Reminiscence"

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

Rife

Knife

Strife
10 Midnight is compared to
A marigold

The moon

A madman

A mermaid
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Sputtered

Muttered

Hummed

Hissed
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?
3 AM

4 AM

2 AM

1 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Wind your clock and feed your cat
14 What has the moon lost?
Her face

Her glow

Her memory

Her pull
15 What does the child pocket?
A mouse

A spring

A key

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?
Cheese

Butter

Milk

A mouse
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Chestnuts

Cats

Cocktails

Cigarettes
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?
Light

Songs

Thresholds

Time
19 What does the crab do with the stick?
Break

Eat

Ignore

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

Tonge

Hand

Nose
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A magic spell

A drum beat

A vigil

A choral piece of music
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Rotten

Risque

Remarkable

Remote
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Sleepwalking

Active at Night

Wild-eyed

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Man vs. Machine

Young vs. Old

Nature vs. Culture

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

Grease

Cigarettes

Wine

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