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 man, a dog, a bird, and a star

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

A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

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

A car

A bus

A skyscraper
4 In this poem, the moon is
Romantic

An old woman

An old man

Made of cheese
5 Street lamps are compared to
Grins

Moons

Drums

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

branch

clock

eye
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
England

The United States

France

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

"Twist"

"Memory"

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

Wife

Knife

Strife
10 Midnight is compared to
A mermaid

The moon

A marigold

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

Muttered

Hummed

Hissed
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?”
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 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?
A mouse

Butter

Cheese

Milk
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Cocktails

Chestnuts

Cigarettes

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

Songs

Light

Thresholds
19 What does the crab do with the stick?
Eat

Break

Grip

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

Hand

Nose

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

A drum beat

A choral piece of music

A vigil
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Risque

Remote

Rotten

Remarkable
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Naughty

Wild-eyed

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?
Sand

Grease

Cigarettes

Wine

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