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

Improvised

Jumbled
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
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

A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?
A bus

A skyscraper

A street lamp

A car
4 In this poem, the moon is
Romantic

An old man

Made of cheese

An old woman
5 Street lamps are compared to
Keys

Drums

Grins

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

clock

branch

eye
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
England

The United States

France

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

"Reminiscence"

"Twist"

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

Rife

Strife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to
A marigold

A mermaid

A madman

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

Sputtered

Hummed

Hissed
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?”
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 spring

A key

A toy

A mouse
16 What does the cat eat?
Cheese

A mouse

Butter

Milk
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Cigarettes

Cats

Chestnuts

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

Light

Time

Songs
19 What does the crab do with the stick?
Eat

Break

Grip

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

Tonge

Nose

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

A magic spell

A vigil

A choral piece of music
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Remote

Remarkable

Risque

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Wild-eyed

Naughty

Active at Night

Sleepwalking
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Man vs. Machine

Nature vs. Culture

Young vs. Old

Happy vs. Sad
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?
Sand

Cigarettes

Wine

Grease

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