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?

Improvised

Jumbled

Ecstatic

Ravenous
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?

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

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

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

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

An old woman

Romantic

An old man

Made of cheese
5 Street lamps are compared to

Moons

Drums

Grins

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

spring

clock

branch

eye
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

England

Germany

The United States

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

"Reminiscence"

"Memory"

"Twist"

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

Wife

Knife

Strife

Rife
10 Midnight is compared to

A mermaid

The moon

A madman

A marigold
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Hissed

Sputtered

Hummed

Muttered
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?

1 AM

4 AM

3 AM

2 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

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

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

Her glow

Her pull

Her memory

Her face
15 What does the child pocket?

A mouse

A toy

A spring

A key
16 What does the cat eat?

A mouse

Milk

Butter

Cheese
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cocktails

Chestnuts

Cats

Cigarettes
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Thresholds

Time

Songs

Light
19 What does the crab do with the stick?

Ignore

Grip

Break

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

Hand

Tonge

Nose

Eye
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A magic spell

A drum beat

A choral piece of music

A vigil
22 What does “Rancid” mean?

Rotten

Risque

Remote

Remarkable
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Wild-eyed

Active at Night

Sleepwalking

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Nature vs. Culture

Man vs. Machine

Happy vs. Sad

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

Sand

Wine

Grease

Cigarettes

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