London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"
nooks

carriages

shelves

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

Religion

Education

Industry
3 What do the poem's closing lines imply about urban life?
That it is exciting for adults but steals children's innocence

That it is ultimately illusory

That it is crowded and unsafe

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

It alerts them that nature can be cruel and uncomfotable

It helps teach them important practical tasks
5 Define the word "encumber"
cool off

make someone obligated

split in half

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

Organized religion

The angry father

The factory boss
7 Which best describes the narrator?
They are an unnamed orphan seeking a warm place to go

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
8 Which view about nature does the poem most align with?
That nature and the human cannot truly be separated

That nature is under threat from human activity

That nature is more powerful than the human-made world

That nature is terrifying and formidable, in contrast to much pastoral writing
9 Which of the following devices is prominent in the phrase “No sound of wheel rumbling nor of foot falling”?
Symbolism

Allusion

Synecdoche

Personification
10 What does the phrase "crystal manna" allude to?
Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"

The Bible

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

ABA BCB CDC DED

AB BC CD DE EA

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

The sun

The trees

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

Power imbalance

Interconnectedness

Sensory pleasure
14 Which is the most common meter for English terza rima poetry?
trochaic hexameter

iambic pentameter

anapestic dimeter

dactylic pentameter
15 Which poet is credited with first using terza rima?
Derek Walcott

Dante Alighieri

William Wordsworth

Geoffrey Chaucer
16 Which of the following do the children in the poem NOT do?
Look at the snowy trees

Go sledding

Throw snowballs

Eat snow
17 Define the word "hearken"
build

listen

assemble

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

Hyperbole

Anaphora

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

An expedition

A sailing trip

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

Iambic pentameter

Iambic trimeter

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

Interpersonal coldness

God's love

Nature and nature's power
22 Are the lines of "London Snow" end-stopped or enjambed?
They are end-stopped

They are a mix of the two

They are neither

They are enjambed
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

N

S

T
25 Define the word "asunder"
exhausted

apart

an old-fashioned snowplow

to make noise

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