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?

Ravenous

Improvised

Jumbled

Ecstatic
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?

A woman, a cat, a child, and the moon

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
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

An old woman

Made of cheese

Romantic

An old man
5 Street lamps are compared to

Keys

Grins

Moons

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

eye

spring

branch

clock
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

The United States

France

Germany

England
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”?

Knife

Strife

Rife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to

A mermaid

The moon

A marigold

A madman
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Sputtered

Hummed

Hissed

Muttered
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?”

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

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

Her face

Her memory

Her pull

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?

A mouse

A key

A spring

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?

Cheese

Milk

A mouse

Butter
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Chestnuts

Cats

Cigarettes

Cocktails
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Time

Light

Thresholds

Songs
19 What does the crab do with the stick?

Break

Eat

Ignore

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

Hand

Nose

Eye

Tonge
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A choral piece of music

A magic spell

A vigil

A drum beat
22 What does “Rancid” mean?

Rotten

Remarkable

Remote

Risque
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Sleepwalking

Naughty

Wild-eyed

Active at Night
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Man vs. Machine

Happy vs. Sad

Nature vs. Culture

Young vs. Old
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?

Grease

Wine

Cigarettes

Sand

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