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

Improvised

Ecstatic
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
A woman, a cat, a child, and the moon

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

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

A man, a dog, a bird, and a star
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?
A street lamp

A bus

A car

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

Made of cheese

An old woman

Romantic
5 Street lamps are compared to
Grins

Keys

Moons

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

eye

spring

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
Germany

The United States

England

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

"Rhapsody"

"Twist"

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

Strife

Rife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to
The moon

A madman

A mermaid

A marigold
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hissed

Muttered

Sputtered

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

1 AM

2 AM

4 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

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

Her pull

Her glow

Her face
15 What does the child pocket?
A toy

A spring

A mouse

A key
16 What does the cat eat?
Butter

A mouse

Milk

Cheese
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Chestnuts

Cats

Cocktails

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

Thresholds

Time

Light
19 What does the crab do with the stick?
Grip

Break

Eat

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

Eye

Nose

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

A choral piece of music

A drum beat

A vigil
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Rotten

Remote

Remarkable

Risque
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Active at Night

Wild-eyed

Naughty

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

Man vs. Machine

Young vs. Old

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

Wine

Sand

Grease

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