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

Jumbled

Ecstatic

Improvised
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 girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

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

Made of cheese

An old woman

An old man
5 Street lamps are compared to
Drums

Grins

Keys

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

branch

spring

clock
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
France

The United States

Germany

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

"Twist"

"Reminiscence"

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

Knife

Strife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to
A madman

The moon

A marigold

A mermaid
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hissed

Hummed

Muttered

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

4 AM

1 AM

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

Wind your clock and feed your cat

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Put your shoes at the door and sleep
14 What has the moon lost?
Her pull

Her face

Her memory

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?
A toy

A key

A mouse

A spring
16 What does the cat eat?
Milk

A mouse

Cheese

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

Cocktails

Chestnuts

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

Time

Thresholds

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

Eat

Ignore

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

Eye

Hand

Tonge
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A vigil

A magic spell

A choral piece of music

A drum beat
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Risque

Remarkable

Remote

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

Naughty

Active at Night

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

Nature vs. Culture

Young vs. Old

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

Cigarettes

Sand

Wine

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