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?
Jumbled

Ecstatic

Improvised

Ravenous
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
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

A woman, a cat, a child, and the moon
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?
A skyscraper

A bus

A street lamp

A car
4 In this poem, the moon is
An old woman

Romantic

Made of cheese

An old man
5 Street lamps are compared to
Keys

Grins

Moons

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

clock

spring

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
France

Germany

England

The United States
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?
"Reminiscence"

"Rhapsody"

"Memory"

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

Rife

Knife

Strife
10 Midnight is compared to
A mermaid

The moon

A marigold

A madman
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hummed

Muttered

Sputtered

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

1 AM

3 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

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

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

Her glow

Her face

Her memory
15 What does the child pocket?
A mouse

A key

A spring

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?
Milk

Cheese

Butter

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

Chestnuts

Cats

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

Light

Thresholds

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

Eat

Grip

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

Tonge

Hand

Eye
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A drum beat

A magic spell

A vigil

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

Rotten

Remarkable

Remote
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Wild-eyed

Naughty

Active at Night

Sleepwalking
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Nature vs. Culture

Happy vs. Sad

Young vs. Old

Man vs. Machine
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?
Sand

Cigarettes

Wine

Grease

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