Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

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

A poppy

A bird feather

A military pin

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

A raven

A sparrow

A dove

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

Echo of Wars

Spine

Exit Wounds

Walking the Block
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?

Director

Soldier

Photographer

Designer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABBABBCC

ABABBCBC

ABABABAB

Free verse
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?

Contemporary poetry

Elegy

Sonnet

Dramatic monologue
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 World War II

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in the British conflict in Afghanistan

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 poppies placed on individual war graves

The words the mother wishes to say

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

A playground

Her son

A songbird

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

A yellow pattern

White cat hairs

A poppy

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

Parenthood

Loss

Religion

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

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

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

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?

covered in a soldier's cap

white

gelled blackthorns

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

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

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

Youth

War

Bright light

Fabrics
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.

drunk or under the influence of drugs

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

confused and anxious

overwhelmed and anxious
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 releases a song bird from its cage.

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

The son is killed in battle.

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

The National Committee for the Arts

The British prime minister

Jane Weir

Carol Ann Duffy
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?

overflowing / like a treasure chest

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

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

Rainy

Humid

Cold

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

Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Instrumental scores and songs

Historical fiction
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?

Walking with him to the front door.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Smoothing down his hair.

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