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 raven

A songbird

A sparrow
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?
Walking the Block

Spine

Exit Wounds

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

Soldier

Director

Designer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
Free verse

ABBABBCC

ABABBCBC

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

Contemporary poetry

Sonnet

Elegy
7 What is the dove compared to?
A wishbone

A white poppy

An ornamental stitch

A blackthorn
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War I in 1918

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 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 snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

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 war memorial

A songbird

Her son

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

A poppy

A yellow pattern

White cat hairs
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?
the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

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

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

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?
Bright light

Youth

Fabrics

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

confused and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

overwhelmed and anxious
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
First person

Omniscient third person

Second person

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

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.
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 ____.
Jane Weir

The National Committee for the Arts

Carol Ann Duffy

The British prime minister
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

overflowing / like a treasure chest

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

Humid

Cold

Hot
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Novels and screenplays

Historical fiction

Instrumental scores and songs
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Smoothing down his hair.

Walking with him to the front door.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

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