London Snow Quizzes

London Snow Quiz

1 Define the word "crevices"
nooks

clouds

carriages

shelves
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 helps teach them important practical tasks

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

It alerts them that nature can be cruel and uncomfotable
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?
The factory boss

Organized religion

Urban life

The angry father
7 Which best describes the narrator?
They are an omniscient observer seemingly in close proximity to the action

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
8 Which view about nature does the poem most align with?
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

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”?
Allusion

Personification

Synecdoche

Symbolism
10 What does the phrase "crystal manna" allude to?
Samuel Richardson's "Pamela"

Dante's Divine Comedy

Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind"

The Bible
11 Which of the following is a standard terza rima rhyme scheme?
ABA BCB CDC DED

ABA CBC DCD EDE

ABBA CBBC ACCA

AB BC CD DE EA
12 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem?
The trees

The buildings

The roads

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

Power imbalance

Sensory pleasure

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

trochaic hexameter

iambic pentameter

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

William Wordsworth

Derek Walcott

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

Go sledding

Throw snowballs

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

build

throw

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

Assonance

Hyperbole

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

An expedition

A mountain climb

A sailing trip
20 What is the meter of "London Snow"?
There is no consistent meter

Iambic pentameter

Trochaic hexameter

Iambic trimeter
21 What can the snow best be said to symbolize?
Interpersonal coldness

God's love

Nature and nature's power

Human interconnectedness
22 Are the lines of "London Snow" end-stopped or enjambed?
They are end-stopped

They are a mix of the two

They are enjambed

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

A tree

A box

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

T

R

N
25 Define the word "asunder"
exhausted

apart

to make noise

an old-fashioned snowplow

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