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 military pin

A poppy

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

A dove

A songbird

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

Echo of Wars

Walking the Block

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

Photographer

Director

Designer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
ABABBCBC

ABABABAB

Free verse

ABBABBCC
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?
Dramatic monologue

Contemporary poetry

Sonnet

Elegy
7 What is the dove compared to?
A white poppy

A blackthorn

An ornamental stitch

A wishbone
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The day before a soldier departs from home

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 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 poppies placed on individual war graves

The words the mother wishes to say

The gel in the son's hair

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

A war memorial

A playground

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

The hat tucked into his collar

A yellow pattern

White cat hairs
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?
Parenthood

War

Religion

Loss
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

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

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

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?
Youth

Fabrics

Bright light

War
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.
overwhelmed and anxious

drunk or under the influence of drugs

confused and anxious

emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
First person

Omniscient third person

Second person

Close third 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 National Committee for the Arts

The British prime minister

Carol Ann Duffy
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
overflowing / like a treasure chest

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

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 ____.
Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Novels and screenplays

Historical fiction

Instrumental scores and songs
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Smoothing down his hair.

Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Walking with him to the front door.

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