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

Ravenous

Ecstatic

Jumbled
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?

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

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

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

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

Made of cheese

Romantic

An old woman

An old man
5 Street lamps are compared to

Drums

Moons

Keys

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

spring

eye

branch

clock
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

Germany

England

The United States

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

"Rhapsody"

"Memory"

"Reminiscence"

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

Strife

Knife

Rife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to

A mermaid

A madman

A marigold

The moon
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Sputtered

Hissed

Hummed

Muttered
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?

3 AM

1 AM

4 AM

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

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Wind your clock and feed your cat

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

Her pull

Her memory

Her face

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?

A toy

A mouse

A key

A spring
16 What does the cat eat?

Butter

A mouse

Milk

Cheese
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cigarettes

Chestnuts

Cats

Cocktails
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Thresholds

Light

Songs

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?

Nose

Eye

Tonge

Hand
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A choral piece of music

A vigil

A drum beat

A magic spell
22 What does “Rancid” mean?

Remote

Risque

Remarkable

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Active at Night

Sleepwalking

Wild-eyed

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Man vs. Machine

Happy vs. Sad

Young vs. Old

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

Cigarettes

Grease

Sand

Wine

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