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?
Jumbled

Ravenous

Ecstatic

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 street lamp

A car

A skyscraper

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
Keys

Moons

Drums

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?
"Memory"

"Rhapsody"

"Twist"

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

Wife

Knife

Rife
10 Midnight is compared to
A mermaid

A marigold

A madman

The moon
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hissed

Muttered

Sputtered

Hummed
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?
4 AM

2 AM

1 AM

3 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Wind your clock and feed your cat

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife
14 What has the moon lost?
Her face

Her pull

Her glow

Her memory
15 What does the child pocket?
A mouse

A spring

A key

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?
Cheese

Butter

Milk

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

Chestnuts

Cigarettes

Cats
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?
Thresholds

Songs

Time

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

Ignore

Eat

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

Eye

Tonge

Nose
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A drum beat

A magic spell

A choral piece of music

A vigil
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Remarkable

Risque

Rotten

Remote
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?
Cigarettes

Grease

Sand

Wine

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