Rhapsody on a Windy Night Quizzes

Rhapsody on a Windy Night Quiz

1 Which of the following is NOT a connotation of the word Rhapsody?
Jumbled

Ravenous

Improvised

Ecstatic
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

A man, a dog, a bird, and a star

A crowd, a sparrow, a horse, and a plane

A woman, a cat, a child, and the moon
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?
A bus

A car

A skyscraper

A street lamp
4 In this poem, the moon is
Romantic

An old woman

Made of cheese

An old man
5 Street lamps are compared to
Grins

Keys

Drums

Moons
6 Which is NOT a “twisted thing” in the poem?
eye

clock

spring

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
England

Germany

The United States

France
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?
"Memory"

"Twist"

"Rhapsody"

"Reminiscence"
9 At the end of the poem, what rhymes with “life”?
Rife

Strife

Knife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to
The moon

A madman

A mermaid

A marigold
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hummed

Sputtered

Muttered

Hissed
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?
4 AM

3 AM

2 AM

1 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Wind your clock and feed your cat
14 What has the moon lost?
Her face

Her pull

Her glow

Her memory
15 What does the child pocket?
A key

A mouse

A spring

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?
Butter

Milk

Cheese

A mouse
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Chestnuts

Cigarettes

Cocktails

Cats
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?
Light

Songs

Thresholds

Time
19 What does the crab do with the stick?
Grip

Ignore

Break

Eat
20 Which is NOT a body part used as a synecdoche in the poem?
Eye

Nose

Hand

Tonge
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A vigil

A drum beat

A magic spell

A choral piece of music
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Risque

Remote

Rotten

Remarkable
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Active at Night

Naughty

Wild-eyed

Sleepwalking
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Nature vs. Culture

Young vs. Old

Man vs. Machine

Happy vs. Sad
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?
Wine

Sand

Cigarettes

Grease

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