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?
Improvised

Ravenous

Jumbled

Ecstatic
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
A man, a dog, a bird, and a star

A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

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 bus

A street lamp

A skyscraper

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

Drums

Keys

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

clock

eye

branch
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
England

Germany

The United States

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

"Reminiscence"

"Rhapsody"

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

Rife

Wife

Knife
10 Midnight is compared to
The moon

A marigold

A mermaid

A madman
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hummed

Hissed

Sputtered

Muttered
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?
1 AM

4 AM

3 AM

2 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 memory

Her face

Her pull

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?
A spring

A mouse

A key

A toy
16 What does the cat eat?
Butter

Milk

A mouse

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

Cats

Cocktails

Cigarettes
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?
Time

Thresholds

Songs

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

Grip

Break

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

Hand

Nose

Tonge
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A vigil

A choral piece of music

A drum beat

A magic spell
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Remarkable

Risque

Remote

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Sleepwalking

Naughty

Wild-eyed

Active at Night
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Nature vs. Culture

Happy vs. Sad

Young vs. Old

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

Wine

Grease

Cigarettes

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