Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A poppy

A blackthorned rose

A bird feather

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

A raven

A sparrow

A songbird

A dove
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?

Designer

Director

Soldier

Photographer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABBABBCC

ABABABAB

Free verse

ABABBCBC
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

A wishbone

A blackthorn

An ornamental stitch
8 What is Armistice Sunday?

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

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 gel in the son's hair

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The words the mother wishes to say

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

A war memorial

Her son

A playground

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

White cat hairs

A poppy

The hat tucked into his collar

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

War

Religion

Parenthood

Loss
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

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

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?

covered in a soldier's cap

white

hat-less

gelled blackthorns
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)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

overwhelmed and anxious

confused and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

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

Second person

Omniscient third person

First person

Close third 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 mother wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

The mother pins a poppy on the son's lapel.

The son is killed in battle.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?

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.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.

The National Committee for the Arts

Jane Weir

The British prime minister

Carol Ann Duffy
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

Humid

Hot

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

Novels and screenplays

Historical fiction

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

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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