Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A poppy

A bird feather

A blackthorned rose

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

A sparrow

A dove

A songbird

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

Walking the Block

Spine

Echo of Wars

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

Soldier

Photographer

Designer

Director
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?

Elegy

Contemporary poetry

Sonnet

Dramatic monologue
7 What is the dove compared to?

A white poppy

An ornamental stitch

A wishbone

A blackthorn
8 What is Armistice Sunday?

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

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

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

The gel in the son's hair
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?

A songbird

A playground

Her son

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

A poppy

The hat tucked into his collar

White cat hairs

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

Loss

War

Religion

Parenthood
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?

hat-less

white

gelled blackthorns

covered in a soldier's cap
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

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

Bright light

Fabrics

Youth

War
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?

Omniscient third person

Second person

Close third person

First 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 pins a poppy on the son's lapel.

The mother wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.

The National Committee for the Arts

Carol Ann Duffy

The British prime minister

Jane Weir
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

overflowing / like a treasure chest

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

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

Rainy

Cold

Hot

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

Instrumental scores and songs

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Historical fiction

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

Smoothing down his hair.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Walking with him to the front door.

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