London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"

carriages

clouds

shelves

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

Education

Industry

Religion

Agriculture
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 crowded and unsafe

That it is ultimately illusory

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"

split in half

cool off

weigh down

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

Organized religion

The factory boss

The angry father

Urban life
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 under threat from human activity

That nature is more powerful than the human-made world

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”?

Symbolism

Personification

Allusion

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

Dante's Divine Comedy

The Bible

Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"

Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"
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 buildings

The trees

The roads

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

Interconnectedness

Sensory pleasure

Obsession

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

dactylic pentameter

anapestic dimeter

trochaic hexameter

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

Dante Alighieri

Derek Walcott

William Wordsworth

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

Look at the snowy trees

Eat snow

Throw snowballs

Go sledding
17 Define the word "hearken"

assemble

listen

build

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

Anaphora

Assonance

Hyperbole

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

A sailing trip

A war

A mountain climb

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

Trochaic hexameter

There is no consistent meter

Iambic pentameter

Iambic trimeter
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 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 factory

A charm

A box

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

T

S

N

R
25 Define the word "asunder"

exhausted

an old-fashioned snowplow

to make noise

apart

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