Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

1 What did the mother pin on her son's lapel?
A bird feather

A poppy

A military pin

A blackthorned rose
2 What bird does the mother see flying from a pear tree?
A dove

A songbird

A raven

A sparrow
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?
Exit Wounds

Spine

Walking the Block

Echo of Wars
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?
Designer

Director

Photographer

Soldier
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
ABABBCBC

Free verse

ABBABBCC

ABABABAB
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?
Contemporary poetry

Elegy

Sonnet

Dramatic monologue
7 What is the dove compared to?
An ornamental stitch

A white poppy

A blackthorn

A wishbone
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The anniversary of the end of hostilities in the British conflict in Afghanistan

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War I in 1918

The day before a soldier departs from home
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)
The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The gel in the son's hair

The poppies placed on individual war graves

The words the mother wishes to say
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?
A songbird

Her son

A playground

A war memorial
11 What does the mother remove from the son's blazer?
White cat hairs

The hat tucked into his collar

A poppy

A yellow pattern
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?
Religion

Loss

Parenthood

War
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?
covered in a soldier's cap

hat-less

white

gelled blackthorns
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?
I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

The dove pulled freely against the sky, / an ornamental stitch. (Lines 33-34)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?
Bright light

Youth

Fabrics

War
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.
confused and anxious

overwhelmed and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

drunk or under the influence of drugs
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
Second person

Omniscient third person

Close third person

First person
19 Which of the following takes place in the final line of the poem?
The son is killed in battle.

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.

The mother wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

The mother pins a poppy on the son's lapel.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.
Carol Ann Duffy

Jane Weir

The British prime minister

The National Committee for the Arts
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
overflowing / like a treasure chest

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Humid

Cold

Hot

Rainy
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Historical fiction

Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Instrumental scores and songs
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Walking with him to the front door.

Smoothing down his hair.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

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