The Thought-Fox Quizzes

The Thought-Fox Quiz

1 The setting of ________ greatly influenced Hughes' poetry.
London

Cambridge

New England

Yorkshire
2 What is the speaker trying to do?
cook

sleep

write

hunt
3 "Something else is ________/ Beside the clock's loneliness"
silent

breathing

lurking

alive
4 Which of the fox's features is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
its shadow

its tail

its eye

its nose
5 Which of the following does NOT contribute to the slow, steady pace established in stanzas 1 and 2?
stressed syllables

long vowels

numerous monosyllabic words

alliteration of "s" sounds
6 "The Thought Fox" appears in which of Hughes' collections?
Tales of Ovid

Birthday Letters

Flowers and Insects

The Hawk and The Rain
7 The forest best symbolizes
the speaker's anxiety

fear of the unknown

the speaker's mind

a difficult task
8 Towards the end of the poem, the speaker concentrates on an image of the fox's
nose

eye

shadow

paw prints
9 Which is NOT a theme of "The Thought Fox?"
nature

inspiration

divinity

the act of writing
10 Which traditional symbol of inspiration is notably absent in the poem?
stars

a lover

a fire

money
11 Which best describes the poem's tone?
hopeful

somber

contemplative

mournful
12 The fox's eye is _____
black

red

green

blue
13 Which of the following sounds occurs in the poem?
a fire's crackle

a clock's tick

a fox's bark

the scratch of a pen
14 The fox does not ____
approach the house

step carefully through the snow

pause next to a step

sniff a tree branch
15 In line 15, "lame" means _____
cautious, considered

quick, eager

slow, limping

hip, fashionable
16 Which adjective is NOT used to describe the fox, or parts of the fox?
dark

bold

delicate

neat
17 As a child, Hughes was preoccupied with _____
architecture

plants

mythology

animals
18 At the end of the poem, the page is _______
dark

printed

empty

torn
19 At Cambridge, Hughes studied
Anthropology and English Literature

Anthropology and Archaeology

English Literature and Religious Studies

English Literature and Classics
20 Ted Hughes switched his field of study at Cambridge after _____
he failed his first exams

he met Sylvia Plath

he had a startling dream

he decided to write poetry
21 "I _______ this midnight moment's forest"
gaze upon

contemplate

imagine

paint
22 What figure did Hughes see in a dream?
a fox wandering in the snow

a man with a fox's head

a man's head on a fox's body

a talking fox
23 "It enters the dark ______ of the head"
abyss

hole

night

forest
24 The genre of "The Thought-Fox" is modern poetry and _______
eulogy

sonnet

ars poetica

blazon
25 The poem's climax occurs when _______
the speaker notices that the sky is still starless

the fox sniffs the twig

the speaker finishes the poem

the "hot stink of fox" enters the speaker's head

Describe the features of the fox as mentioned by the speaker.

Check out GradeSaver's summary and analysis for Lines 9-16 in the study guide for the unit, which is readily available for your use. This section gives a detailed looked at the fox's features.

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How does the fox imply the creative response of the speaker?

After reading and analyzing "The Thought-Fox," it's easy to see why the image of a fox emerging from the edge of a dark forest is similar to an idea developing and surfacing from the depths of a writer's mind. The fox's manner—sneaky, clever, bold...

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How does the fox walk in the midnight of the poem

The fox walks with intent and care. It walks neatly.

Sets neat prints into the snow

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The Thought-Fox

by Ted Hughes

The Thought-Fox Quiz

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