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

Improvised

Ravenous

Ecstatic
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
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

A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?
A car

A street lamp

A bus

A skyscraper
4 In this poem, the moon is
An old man

Made of cheese

Romantic

An old woman
5 Street lamps are compared to
Moons

Drums

Keys

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

clock

branch

spring
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
Germany

England

The United States

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

"Memory"

"Rhapsody"

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

Knife

Strife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to
A madman

A mermaid

The moon

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

Sputtered

Hissed

Hummed
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?
2 AM

4 AM

3 AM

1 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Wind your clock and feed your cat

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife
14 What has the moon lost?
Her face

Her pull

Her glow

Her memory
15 What does the child pocket?
A spring

A key

A mouse

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?
Milk

Cheese

Butter

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

Chestnuts

Cocktails

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

Songs

Time

Thresholds
19 What does the crab do with the stick?
Eat

Break

Ignore

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

Nose

Tonge

Hand
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A drum beat

A vigil

A choral piece of music

A magic spell
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Remote

Risque

Rotten

Remarkable
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Sleepwalking

Wild-eyed

Naughty

Active at Night
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Young vs. Old

Nature vs. Culture

Happy vs. Sad

Man vs. Machine
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?
Sand

Grease

Wine

Cigarettes

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