London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"
nooks

shelves

clouds

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

Agriculture

Industry

Religion
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 alerts them that nature can be cruel and uncomfotable

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

It helps teach them important practical tasks
5 Define the word "encumber"
split in half

weigh down

make someone obligated

cool off
6 Which can most closely be considered the poem's antagonist?
Organized religion

The angry father

Urban life

The factory boss
7 Which best describes the narrator?
He is a factory worker walking to work through the snow

She is a mother watching her child play in 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
8 Which view about nature does the poem most align with?
That nature is more powerful than the human-made world

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

That nature is under threat from human activity

That nature and the human cannot truly be separated
9 Which of the following devices is prominent in the phrase “No sound of wheel rumbling nor of foot falling”?
Synecdoche

Personification

Symbolism

Allusion
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?
ABBA CBBC ACCA

AB BC CD DE EA

ABA CBC DCD EDE

ABA BCB CDC DED
12 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem?
The sun

The buildings

The trees

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

Sensory pleasure

Power imbalance

Interconnectedness
14 Which is the most common meter for English terza rima poetry?
dactylic pentameter

trochaic hexameter

anapestic dimeter

iambic pentameter
15 Which poet is credited with first using terza rima?
William Wordsworth

Derek Walcott

Geoffrey Chaucer

Dante Alighieri
16 Which of the following do the children in the poem NOT do?
Eat snow

Look at the snowy trees

Throw snowballs

Go sledding
17 Define the word "hearken"
throw

build

assemble

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

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Assonance
19 What metaphor does the speaker use to describe the workers' walk through the snow?
A war

A sailing trip

A mountain climb

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

Trochaic hexameter

Iambic trimeter

There is no consistent meter
21 What can the snow best be said to symbolize?
Human interconnectedness

Interpersonal coldness

Nature and nature's power

God's love
22 Are the lines of "London Snow" end-stopped or enjambed?
They are end-stopped

They are enjambed

They are a mix of the two

They are neither
23 Which of the following does the speaker metaphorically compare daily life to?
A charm

A tree

A factory

A box
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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