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 sparrow

A songbird

A raven

A dove
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?

Echo of Wars

Walking the Block

Exit Wounds

Spine
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?

Designer

Photographer

Soldier

Director
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?

Contemporary poetry

Elegy

Dramatic monologue

Sonnet
7 What is the dove compared to?

A wishbone

A blackthorn

A white poppy

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 day before a soldier departs from home

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)

The gel in the son's hair

The poppies placed on individual war graves

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

Her son

A war memorial

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

A poppy

A yellow pattern

White cat hairs

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

Religion

War

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?

hat-less

white

covered in a soldier's cap

gelled blackthorns
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?

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

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

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)
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?

Close third person

Omniscient third person

First person

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

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.

The mother pins a poppy on the son's lapel.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

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.
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

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

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

Hot

Humid

Rainy

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

Instrumental scores and songs

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Historical fiction

Novels and screenplays
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Walking with him to the front door.

Smoothing down his hair.

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