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

Improvised

Ecstatic

Ravenous
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

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

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

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

A bus

A skyscraper

A street lamp
4 In this poem, the moon is
Made of cheese

Romantic

An old man

An old woman
5 Street lamps are compared to
Moons

Drums

Keys

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

branch

clock

eye
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
Germany

England

France

The United States
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?
"Memory"

"Twist"

"Rhapsody"

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

Wife

Rife

Knife
10 Midnight is compared to
A madman

A marigold

The moon

A mermaid
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Muttered

Hummed

Hissed

Sputtered
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?
2 AM

4 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 memory

Her pull

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?
A spring

A toy

A mouse

A key
16 What does the cat eat?
Butter

Milk

A mouse

Cheese
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Cocktails

Cigarettes

Cats

Chestnuts
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?
Songs

Thresholds

Light

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

Break

Ignore

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

Eye

Hand

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

A choral piece of music

A magic spell

A vigil
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Remote

Rotten

Remarkable

Risque
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Sleepwalking

Active at Night

Naughty

Wild-eyed
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Happy vs. Sad

Young vs. Old

Nature vs. Culture

Man vs. Machine
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?
Grease

Wine

Cigarettes

Sand

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