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?

Ecstatic

Jumbled

Ravenous

Improvised
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 woman, a cat, a child, and the moon

A man, a dog, a bird, and a star
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?

A bus

A street lamp

A car

A skyscraper
4 In this poem, the moon is

An old man

An old woman

Romantic

Made of cheese
5 Street lamps are compared to

Moons

Keys

Drums

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

spring

eye

clock

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?

France

Germany

The United States

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

"Rhapsody"

"Reminiscence"

"Memory"

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

Wife

Knife

Strife

Rife
10 Midnight is compared to

A marigold

The moon

A madman

A mermaid
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?

Sputtered

Hissed

Hummed

Muttered
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?

3 AM

1 AM

4 AM

2 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”

Wind your clock and feed your cat

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Put your shoes at the door and sleep
14 What has the moon lost?

Her face

Her glow

Her pull

Her memory
15 What does the child pocket?

A key

A toy

A mouse

A spring
16 What does the cat eat?

A mouse

Cheese

Butter

Milk
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?

Cocktails

Chestnuts

Cigarettes

Cats
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?

Thresholds

Time

Songs

Light
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?

Nose

Tonge

Hand

Eye
21 What is an “Incantation”?

A magic spell

A drum beat

A vigil

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

Risque

Remote

Remarkable

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?

Sleepwalking

Wild-eyed

Active at Night

Naughty
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?

Young vs. Old

Nature vs. Culture

Happy vs. Sad

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

Sand

Cigarettes

Wine

Grease

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