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?
Ecstatic

Ravenous

Jumbled

Improvised
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
A man, a dog, a bird, and a star

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

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 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
Keys

Drums

Grins

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

spring

eye

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
England

Germany

The United States

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

"Rhapsody"

"Twist"

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

Strife

Rife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to
The moon

A mermaid

A marigold

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

Sputtered

Muttered

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

2 AM

4 AM

3 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 memory

Her pull

Her face

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?
A mouse

A spring

A toy

A key
16 What does the cat eat?
A mouse

Butter

Cheese

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

Cocktails

Cigarettes

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

Light

Songs

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

Ignore

Grip

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

Eye

Hand

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

A vigil

A drum beat

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

Rotten

Remarkable

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

Sleepwalking

Active at Night

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Happy vs. Sad

Nature vs. Culture

Young vs. Old

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

Grease

Wine

Cigarettes

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