London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"

carriages

shelves

clouds

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

Industry

Agriculture

Education

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 exciting for adults but steals children's innocence

That it is in a sense merely a part of the natural world
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 helps teach them important practical tasks

It reveals their inequalities, since only rich children can play in it
5 Define the word "encumber"

make someone obligated

split in half

cool off

weigh down
6 Which can most closely be considered the poem's antagonist?

Organized religion

Urban life

The angry father

The factory boss
7 Which best describes the narrator?

She is a mother watching her child play in the snow

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

He is a factory worker walking to work through the snow

They are an unnamed orphan seeking a warm place to go
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”?

Symbolism

Synecdoche

Allusion

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

Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

The Bible

Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"

Dante's Divine Comedy
11 Which of the following is a standard terza rima rhyme scheme?

AB BC CD DE EA

ABA BCB CDC DED

ABA CBC DCD EDE

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

The trees

The sun

The roads

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

Interconnectedness

Sensory pleasure

Power imbalance

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

trochaic hexameter

iambic pentameter

dactylic pentameter

anapestic dimeter
15 Which poet is credited with first using terza rima?

William Wordsworth

Geoffrey Chaucer

Dante Alighieri

Derek Walcott
16 Which of the following do the children in the poem NOT do?

Go sledding

Throw snowballs

Look at the snowy trees

Eat snow
17 Define the word "hearken"

throw

assemble

build

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

Assonance

Alliteration

Hyperbole

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

A sailing trip

A war

An expedition

A mountain climb
20 What is the meter of "London Snow"?

Iambic trimeter

Trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

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

God's love

Human interconnectedness

Nature and nature's power

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

They are neither

They are enjambed

They are end-stopped

They are a mix of the two
23 Which of the following does the speaker metaphorically compare daily life to?

A box

A charm

A factory

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

N

S

R

T
25 Define the word "asunder"

exhausted

apart

to make noise

an old-fashioned snowplow

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