Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A blackthorned rose

A bird feather

A military pin

A poppy
2 What bird does the mother see flying from a pear tree?

A dove

A raven

A sparrow

A songbird
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?

Echo of Wars

Exit Wounds

Walking the Block

Spine
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?

Soldier

Director

Designer

Photographer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABABBCBC

ABBABBCC

Free verse

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

Sonnet

Contemporary poetry

Elegy

Dramatic monologue
7 What is the dove compared to?

A wishbone

A blackthorn

A white poppy

An ornamental stitch
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 I in 1918

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

The day before a soldier departs from home
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)

The gel in the son's hair

The words the mother wishes to say

The poppies placed on individual war graves

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?

Her son

A songbird

A playground

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

The hat tucked into his collar

White cat hairs

A yellow pattern

A poppy
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?

Parenthood

Loss

Religion

War
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?

covered in a soldier's cap

white

gelled blackthorns

hat-less
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?

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

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

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?

Bright light

War

Fabrics

Youth
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

overwhelmed and anxious

drunk or under the influence of drugs

confused and anxious
18 The poem is told from which perspective?

First person

Omniscient third person

Close third person

Second person
19 Which of the following takes place in the final line of the poem?

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.

The son is killed in battle.

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 poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.

The National Committee for the Arts

Jane Weir

The British prime minister

Carol Ann Duffy
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

overflowing / like a treasure chest

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?

Rainy

Hot

Cold

Humid
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Historical fiction

Instrumental scores and songs

Novels and screenplays
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?

Smoothing down his hair.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Walking with him to the front door.

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