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 bird feather

A poppy

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

A sparrow

A dove

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

Exit Wounds

Walking the Block

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

Designer

Photographer

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

ABABBCBC

Free verse

ABBABBCC
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 white poppy

A wishbone

A blackthorn

An ornamental stitch
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 World War II

The day before a soldier departs from home

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in the British conflict in Afghanistan
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)
The poppies placed on individual war graves

The gel in the son's hair

The words the mother wishes to say

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

A songbird

A war memorial

Her son
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?
War

Parenthood

Religion

Loss
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?
white

covered in a soldier's cap

gelled blackthorns

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

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

Bright light

Fabrics

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

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

overwhelmed and anxious

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

Close third person

Omniscient third person

Second person
19 Which of the following takes place in the final line of the poem?
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 son is killed in battle.

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.
Jane Weir

The British prime minister

Carol Ann Duffy

The National Committee for the Arts
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

overflowing / like a treasure chest

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

Hot

Rainy

Cold
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Instrumental scores and songs

Historical fiction

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Novels and screenplays
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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