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 blackthorned rose

A poppy

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

A raven

A sparrow

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

Echo of Wars

Spine

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

Soldier

Director

Photographer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
ABBABBCC

ABABBCBC

Free verse

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 wishbone

A white poppy

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 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 snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The words the mother wishes to say

The poppies placed on individual war graves

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

A playground

A war memorial

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

White cat hairs

A yellow pattern

The hat tucked into his collar
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?
War

Loss

Religion

Parenthood
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

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

Youth

Fabrics

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

overwhelmed and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

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

Close third person

Omniscient third person

First 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 releases a song bird from its cage.

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

The son is killed in battle.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.

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?
spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

overflowing / like a treasure chest

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Rainy

Hot

Humid

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

Instrumental scores and songs

Novels and screenplays

Historical fiction
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.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Smoothing down his hair.

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