Poppies in October Quizzes

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1 The word "ignite" means:

To set on fire

To stay up late

To stir

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

As crowded and impoverished

As vibrant and diverse

As overwhelming and competitive

As monotonous and corrupted
3 Fill in the blank: "Utterly ____ for"

Ignored

Unasked

Insulted

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

F

S

O

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

Blankness

Sleep

Halt

Rot
6 What best describes this speaker's criteria for beauty?

Multisensory appeal

Prettiness and subtlety

Intensity and immediacy

Usefulness and helpfulness
7 Fill in the blank: "Nor the woman in the _____"

Office

Florist's

Ambulance

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

Patriotic volunteerism

Remembrace of dead soldiers

Chemical weapons

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

Anaphora

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration
10 What is carbon monoxide?

A medicinal substance

A component of oxygen that we breathe

A dangerous invisible gas

A particle used in perfumes
11 What did poppies generally signify in Ancient Greek culture?

Desire, sex, and compulsiveness

Rusticity and simplicity

Sleep, death, and rest

Pleasure, hedonism, and extravagance
12 How does the speaker view the relationship between death and beauty?

They consider death and beauty to be intertwined

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

They consider death to be the opposite of beauty

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

The tragedy of war

Unexpected natural beauty

Doomed romance

Sleep
14 What do bowler hats metonymically represent in this poem?

An older, Victorian worldview

The culture of the business class

Socialist politics

The academic world
15 Which of the following statements is true regarding Victorian floral symbolism?

Floral symbolism was considered occult and immoral

Flowers were ascribed both positive and negative emotional symbolism

Flower types, but never colors, were considered symbolically loaded

Tropical flowers were generally associated with feeling and instinct
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABBA ABBA ABBA

The poem has no regular rhyme scheme

ABB ABB ABB ABB

ABCC ACBB ABCC
17 What type of stanzas does "Poppies in October" consist of?

Sextets

Couplets

Tercets

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

Mouths

Windows

Doors

Hands
19 Who is the speaker of this poem?

No identifying information about the speaker is provided

A businessman raised on a farm

A young woman from the city

A small child
20 How are clouds personified in this poem?

The speaker suggests that the clouds are attempting to outshine the poppies

The clouds briefly narrate the poem in their own voice

The clouds are described as looking like chubby children

The speaker addresses the clouds, implying they have consciousness
21 The description of a woman's heart "blooming" is most explicitly a metaphor for which of the following?

Kindness

Obsession

Hunger

Blood
22 Which of the following statements regarding the symbolism of the lily is correct?

Lilies were often used to symbolize the souls of the unbaptised

Lilies were often used to symbolize the Virgin Mary and purity

Lilies were often used to symbolize the non-Christian world

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

Spiders

Shoes

Mouths

Books
24 Which word best describes the poem's speaker?

Impulsive

Perceptive

Righteous

Ambitious
25 Why is the image of a bleeding woman ironic?

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

The speaker sarcastically suggests that the woman will survive

It is unexpectedly linked to beautiful natural images

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

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