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 blackthorned rose

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

A raven

A dove

A sparrow
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?
Photographer

Designer

Soldier

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

ABABABAB

ABBABBCC

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

Sonnet

Dramatic monologue

Contemporary poetry
7 What is the dove compared to?
A white poppy

An ornamental stitch

A blackthorn

A wishbone
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 snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The gel in the son's hair

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

A war memorial

A playground

Her son
11 What does the mother remove from the son's blazer?
The hat tucked into his collar

White cat hairs

A poppy

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

Religion

Loss

Parenthood
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?
covered in a soldier's cap

hat-less

gelled blackthorns

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

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

Youth

War

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

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

overwhelmed and anxious

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

Second person

First person

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

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

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

Jane Weir

The National Committee for the Arts

The British prime minister
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

overflowing / like a treasure chest
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Cold

Rainy

Hot

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

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Instrumental scores and songs

Historical fiction
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Walking with him to the front door.

Smoothing down his hair.

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