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 girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

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

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 street lamp

A car

A bus

A skyscraper
4 In this poem, the moon is
Romantic

An old woman

An old man

Made of cheese
5 Street lamps are compared to
Drums

Moons

Grins

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

eye

spring

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
France

England

Germany

The United States
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”?
Strife

Rife

Wife

Knife
10 Midnight is compared to
A mermaid

A marigold

A madman

The moon
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hissed

Muttered

Sputtered

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

4 AM

2 AM

1 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

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

Her face

Her glow

Her memory
15 What does the child pocket?
A key

A toy

A mouse

A spring
16 What does the cat eat?
Butter

Milk

A mouse

Cheese
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Cats

Chestnuts

Cigarettes

Cocktails
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?
Songs

Light

Time

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

Grip

Eat

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

Hand

Nose

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

A choral piece of music

A magic spell

A vigil
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Rotten

Remote

Risque

Remarkable
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Wild-eyed

Active at Night

Sleepwalking

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Man vs. Machine

Young vs. Old

Happy vs. Sad

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

Grease

Cigarettes

Wine

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