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?

Ecstatic

Improvised

Ravenous

Jumbled
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 skyscraper

A street lamp

A car

A bus
4 In this poem, the moon is

Made of cheese

An old woman

Romantic

An old man
5 Street lamps are compared to

Moons

Drums

Grins

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

branch

clock

spring

eye
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

The United States

England

France

Germany
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?

"Rhapsody"

"Memory"

"Reminiscence"

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

Knife

Wife

Strife

Rife
10 Midnight is compared to

A mermaid

A madman

A marigold

The moon
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Hummed

Hissed

Sputtered

Muttered
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?”

Wind your clock and feed your cat

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Lay out your clothes and go to bed
14 What has the moon lost?

Her pull

Her face

Her memory

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?

A key

A toy

A mouse

A spring
16 What does the cat eat?

A mouse

Butter

Cheese

Milk
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cigarettes

Cats

Cocktails

Chestnuts
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Time

Songs

Light

Thresholds
19 What does the crab do with the stick?

Eat

Ignore

Break

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

Eye

Tonge

Hand

Nose
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A drum beat

A vigil

A magic spell

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

Risque

Rotten

Remarkable

Remote
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Wild-eyed

Active at Night

Naughty

Sleepwalking
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Man vs. Machine

Happy vs. Sad

Young vs. Old

Nature vs. Culture
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?

Cigarettes

Grease

Sand

Wine

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