Fern Hill Quizzes

Fern Hill Quiz

1 How many lines does each stanza have?

3

10

9

6
2 How many stanzas does the poem have?

7

5

8

6
3 Who owned the farm Fern Hill derives its title from?

No one; it's fictional

Thomas's aunt

Thomas's father

Thomas's grandfather
4 What was the speaker the "prince" of?

The carrot flowers

The windfall light

The apple towns

The barn
5 When was the poem written?

1948

1923

1944

1925
6 What book was Fern Hill published in?

Deaths and Entrances

18 Poems

10 Poems

Life and Death
7 What style of poetry does the poem resemble?

Neoclassicist

Classicist

Romantic

Surrealist
8 Which is NOT a major theme of the poem?

Death

Naivete

Time

Youth
9 What color is NOT mentioned in the poem?

Yellow

White

Golden

Green
10 What is NOT an example of personification?

Adam and maiden

whinnying green stable

the gay house

the cock on his shoulder
11 What book of the Bible is alluded to in the poem?

Genesis

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy
12 What legend is referenced?

Beowulf

The Children's Crusade

The Pied Piper

Robin Hood
13 In what religion was Thomas raised?

Islam

Judaism

Catholicism

Protestant Christianity
14 Which is NOT a reason why some critics think Thomas is far from a Christian poet?

He was influenced by Freud

He was an adulterer

He wasn't devoutly religious

He abhorred religion
15 Which example of alliteration does NOT appear in the poem?

mercy of his means

clear and cold

happy and home

huntsman and herdsman
16 Which Biblical character is mentioned by name?

Adam

John the Baptist

Mary Magdalene

Eve
17 Which word is NOT paired with green?

dying

golden

carefree

lovely
18 What animal is NOT mentioned?

Horses

Owls

Cows

Foxes
19 Finish the final line: "Though I sang in my chains like..."

The earth

A martyr

A prisoner

The sea
20 During what period of his career did Thomas write Fern Hill?

The last

The beginning

It was his first poem

The middle
21 What tone does the speaker NOT use?

Happy

Remorseful

Reminiscent

Angry
22 Who did the Pied Piper lure out of town?

Witches

Doctors

Pigs

Children
23 What poetic device is NOT used in the poem?

personification

simile

onomatopoeia

allusion
24 Which is an example of a simile?

"“huntsman and herdsman"

"a wanderer white/ with the dew"

"swallow thronged loft"

"whinnying green stable"
25 What country does the legend of the Pied Piper come from?

Wales

Germany

Italy

Russia

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