London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"

shelves

carriages

nooks

clouds
2 What can St. Paul's best be said to symbolize?

Education

Agriculture

Religion

Industry
3 What do the poem's closing lines imply about urban life?

That it is crowded and unsafe

That it is ultimately illusory

That it is in a sense merely a part of the natural world

That it is exciting for adults but steals children's innocence
4 How does the snow affect London's children in this poem?

It renews their childlike joy and wonder

It reveals their inequalities, since only rich children can play in it

It helps teach them important practical tasks

It alerts them that nature can be cruel and uncomfotable
5 Define the word "encumber"

split in half

weigh down

cool off

make someone obligated
6 Which can most closely be considered the poem's antagonist?

The factory boss

Organized religion

The angry father

Urban life
7 Which best describes the narrator?

He is a factory worker walking to work through the snow

They are an unnamed orphan seeking a warm place to go

They are an omniscient observer seemingly in close proximity to the action

She is a mother watching her child play in the snow
8 Which view about nature does the poem most align with?

That nature is terrifying and formidable, in contrast to much pastoral writing

That nature is more powerful than the human-made world

That nature and the human cannot truly be separated

That nature is under threat from human activity
9 Which of the following devices is prominent in the phrase “No sound of wheel rumbling nor of foot falling”?

Synecdoche

Allusion

Symbolism

Personification
10 What does the phrase "crystal manna" allude to?

Dante's Divine Comedy

Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"

Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

The Bible
11 Which of the following is a standard terza rima rhyme scheme?

ABA CBC DCD EDE

AB BC CD DE EA

ABA BCB CDC DED

ABBA CBBC ACCA
12 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem?

The roads

The sun

The buildings

The trees
13 Which of the following has terza rima historically been used to convey?

Obsession

Sensory pleasure

Interconnectedness

Power imbalance
14 Which is the most common meter for English terza rima poetry?

dactylic pentameter

anapestic dimeter

iambic pentameter

trochaic hexameter
15 Which poet is credited with first using terza rima?

Derek Walcott

William Wordsworth

Dante Alighieri

Geoffrey Chaucer
16 Which of the following do the children in the poem NOT do?

Throw snowballs

Eat snow

Go sledding

Look at the snowy trees
17 Define the word "hearken"

build

throw

listen

assemble
18 Which of the following devices is prominent in the line "Stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying"?

Hyperbole

Anaphora

Assonance

Alliteration
19 What metaphor does the speaker use to describe the workers' walk through the snow?

A sailing trip

A mountain climb

A war

An expedition
20 What is the meter of "London Snow"?

Iambic trimeter

There is no consistent meter

Trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter
21 What can the snow best be said to symbolize?

Human interconnectedness

God's love

Nature and nature's power

Interpersonal coldness
22 Are the lines of "London Snow" end-stopped or enjambed?

They are end-stopped

They are neither

They are a mix of the two

They are enjambed
23 Which of the following does the speaker metaphorically compare daily life to?

A charm

A factory

A box

A tree
24 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "And trains of sombre men, past tale of number"?

R

T

N

S
25 Define the word "asunder"

to make noise

exhausted

an old-fashioned snowplow

apart

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