Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A poppy

A bird feather

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

A raven

A songbird

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

Echo of Wars

Spine

Walking the Block
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?
Director

Soldier

Photographer

Designer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
ABABABAB

ABABBCBC

ABBABBCC

Free verse
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?
Elegy

Dramatic monologue

Sonnet

Contemporary poetry
7 What is the dove compared to?
A blackthorn

A white poppy

A wishbone

An ornamental stitch
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The day before a soldier departs from home

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
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)
The words the mother wishes to say

The gel in the son's hair

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The poppies placed on individual war graves
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?
Her son

A playground

A songbird

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

The hat tucked into his collar

White cat hairs

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

War

Religion

Loss
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

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

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)
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?
the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

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)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?
Fabrics

War

Youth

Bright light
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.
drunk or under the influence of drugs

overwhelmed and anxious

confused and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
Second person

Close third person

Omniscient 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 ____.
The National Committee for the Arts

The British prime minister

Jane Weir

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

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Cold

Hot

Rainy

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

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Novels and screenplays

Instrumental scores and songs
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Walking with him to the front door.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Smoothing down his hair.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

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