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

Jumbled

Improvised

Ecstatic
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 crowd, a sparrow, a horse, and a plane

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

An old woman

An old man

Romantic

Made of cheese
5 Street lamps are compared to

Moons

Grins

Keys

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

eye

clock

spring

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

England

The United States

Germany

France
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”?

Rife

Strife

Wife

Knife
10 Midnight is compared to

A marigold

A madman

The moon

A mermaid
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Hummed

Sputtered

Muttered

Hissed
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

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Wind your clock and feed your cat
14 What has the moon lost?

Her pull

Her memory

Her glow

Her face
15 What does the child pocket?

A key

A spring

A mouse

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?

A mouse

Cheese

Butter

Milk
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cocktails

Chestnuts

Cats

Cigarettes
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Songs

Time

Thresholds

Light
19 What does the crab do with the stick?

Eat

Ignore

Grip

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

Tonge

Nose

Eye

Hand
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A vigil

A magic spell

A drum beat

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

Risque

Rotten

Remote

Remarkable
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Sleepwalking

Naughty

Active at Night

Wild-eyed
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Young vs. Old

Man vs. Machine

Happy vs. Sad

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

Wine

Cigarettes

Grease

Sand

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