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 dove

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

Walking the Block

Exit Wounds

Spine

Echo of Wars
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?

Director

Designer

Soldier

Photographer
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?

ABABABAB

ABBABBCC

ABABBCBC

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

Dramatic monologue

Contemporary poetry

Elegy

Sonnet
7 What is the dove compared to?

A wishbone

A blackthorn

An ornamental stitch

A white poppy
8 What is Armistice Sunday?

The day before a soldier departs from home

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
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The gel in the son's hair

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 playground

Her son

A war memorial

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

A yellow pattern

A poppy

The hat tucked into his collar

White cat hairs
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?

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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

Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?

covered in a soldier's cap

hat-less

white

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)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

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?

War

Bright light

Fabrics

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

confused and anxious

overwhelmed 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

First person

Omniscient third 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 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?

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

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.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.

Carol Ann Duffy

The British prime minister

The National Committee for the Arts

Jane Weir
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

overflowing / like a treasure chest

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

Humid

Rainy

Cold

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

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Novels and screenplays

Instrumental scores and songs

Historical fiction
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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