Poppies in October Quizzes

Poppies in October Quiz Poppies in October

1 The word "ignite" means:
To stir

To stay up late

To set on fire

To abolish or stamp out
2 How does this poem's speaker portray urban life?
As monotonous and corrupted

As crowded and impoverished

As vibrant and diverse

As overwhelming and competitive
3 Fill in the blank: "Utterly ____ for"
Insulted

Longed

Unasked

Ignored
4 Which sound creates alliteration in the phrase "forest of frosts"?
F

T

S

O
5 Fill in the blank: "Dulled to a _____ under bowlers"
Halt

Rot

Blankness

Sleep
6 What best describes this speaker's criteria for beauty?
Usefulness and helpfulness

Multisensory appeal

Intensity and immediacy

Prettiness and subtlety
7 Fill in the blank: "Nor the woman in the _____"
Florist's

Ambulance

Library

Office
8 What did poppies come to signify following World War I?
Pacifism

Remembrace of dead soldiers

Patriotic volunteerism

Chemical weapons
9 The "S" sounds in the phrase ""sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts" are an example of which of the following?
Anaphora

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Alliteration
10 What is carbon monoxide?
A component of oxygen that we breathe

A particle used in perfumes

A dangerous invisible gas

A medicinal substance
11 What did poppies generally signify in Ancient Greek culture?
Desire, sex, and compulsiveness

Pleasure, hedonism, and extravagance

Sleep, death, and rest

Rusticity and simplicity
12 How does the speaker view the relationship between death and beauty?
They consider death to be the opposite of beauty

They consider death and beauty to be intertwined

They believe that death is merely a gateway to a beautiful afterlife

They view beauty as a doomed fight against death
13 What do poppies symbolize in this poem?
Sleep

The tragedy of war

Doomed romance

Unexpected natural beauty
14 What do bowler hats metonymically represent in this poem?
An older, Victorian worldview

The culture of the business class

The academic world

Socialist politics
15 Which of the following statements is true regarding Victorian floral symbolism?
Floral symbolism was considered occult and immoral

Flower types, but never colors, were considered symbolically loaded

Tropical flowers were generally associated with feeling and instinct

Flowers were ascribed both positive and negative emotional symbolism
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
The poem has no regular rhyme scheme

ABBA ABBA ABBA

ABCC ACBB ABCC

ABB ABB ABB ABB
17 What type of stanzas does "Poppies in October" consist of?
Tercets

Couplets

Quatrains

Sextets
18 Fill in the blank: "That these late _____ should open"
Doors

Hands

Windows

Mouths
19 Who is the speaker of this poem?
A young woman from the city

No identifying information about the speaker is provided

A small child

A businessman raised on a farm
20 How are clouds personified in this poem?
The clouds are described as looking like chubby children

The clouds briefly narrate the poem in their own voice

The speaker addresses the clouds, implying they have consciousness

The speaker suggests that the clouds are attempting to outshine the poppies
21 The description of a woman's heart "blooming" is most explicitly a metaphor for which of the following?
Kindness

Hunger

Obsession

Blood
22 Which of the following statements regarding the symbolism of the lily is correct?
Lilies were often used to symbolize the non-Christian world

Lilies were often used to symbolize the Virgin Mary and purity

Lilies were often used to symbolize the souls of the unbaptised

Lilies were often used to symbolize childhood innocence
23 What does Plath use as a metaphor to describe flowers?
Mouths

Spiders

Books

Shoes
24 Which word best describes the poem's speaker?
Ambitious

Righteous

Perceptive

Impulsive
25 Why is the image of a bleeding woman ironic?
It is unexpectedly linked to beautiful natural images

The woman does not know she is bleeding, in an instance of dramatic irony

The image is unexpectedly frightening despite the poem's peaceful setting

The speaker sarcastically suggests that the woman will survive

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