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

Ecstatic

Jumbled

Improvised
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?

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

A crowd, a sparrow, a horse, and a plane

A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

A man, a dog, a bird, and a star
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

An old man

Romantic
5 Street lamps are compared to

Moons

Drums

Grins

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

clock

branch

spring

eye
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

France

Germany

England

The United States
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?

"Rhapsody"

"Memory"

"Twist"

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

Knife

Strife

Wife

Rife
10 Midnight is compared to

A mermaid

The moon

A marigold

A madman
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Sputtered

Hummed

Muttered

Hissed
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?

3 AM

4 AM

1 AM

2 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”

Wind your clock and feed your cat

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

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

Her face

Her memory

Her glow

Her pull
15 What does the child pocket?

A key

A spring

A toy

A mouse
16 What does the cat eat?

A mouse

Butter

Cheese

Milk
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cocktails

Cigarettes

Cats

Chestnuts
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Songs

Light

Thresholds

Time
19 What does the crab do with the stick?

Ignore

Eat

Break

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 choral piece of music

A drum beat

A vigil

A magic spell
22 What does “Rancid” mean?

Remote

Remarkable

Risque

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Active at Night

Wild-eyed

Sleepwalking

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Happy vs. Sad

Young vs. Old

Man vs. Machine

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

Grease

Sand

Cigarettes

Wine

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