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

Jumbled

Ecstatic
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?

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

A woman, a cat, a child, and the moon
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?

A skyscraper

A car

A street lamp

A bus
4 In this poem, the moon is

An old man

An old woman

Made of cheese

Romantic
5 Street lamps are compared to

Moons

Drums

Keys

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

spring

eye

branch

clock
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

France

The United States

England

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

"Reminiscence"

"Rhapsody"

"Memory"

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

Wife

Rife

Strife

Knife
10 Midnight is compared to

The moon

A mermaid

A marigold

A madman
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Sputtered

Hissed

Muttered

Hummed
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?

4 AM

3 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

Wind your clock and feed your cat

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

Her glow

Her face

Her pull

Her memory
15 What does the child pocket?

A toy

A spring

A mouse

A key
16 What does the cat eat?

Milk

Cheese

Butter

A mouse
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cigarettes

Cats

Chestnuts

Cocktails
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Light

Songs

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?

Hand

Tonge

Eye

Nose
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A drum beat

A magic spell

A choral piece of music

A vigil
22 What does “Rancid” mean?

Risque

Remarkable

Remote

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Sleepwalking

Wild-eyed

Active at Night

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Man vs. Machine

Happy vs. Sad

Nature vs. Culture

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

Wine

Sand

Cigarettes

Grease

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