Poppies in October Quizzes

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1 The word "ignite" means:
To stay up late

To stir

To set on fire

To abolish or stamp out
2 How does this poem's speaker portray urban life?
As monotonous and corrupted

As vibrant and diverse

As overwhelming and competitive

As crowded and impoverished
3 Fill in the blank: "Utterly ____ for"
Longed

Ignored

Insulted

Unasked
4 Which sound creates alliteration in the phrase "forest of frosts"?
T

S

F

O
5 Fill in the blank: "Dulled to a _____ under bowlers"
Blankness

Halt

Rot

Sleep
6 What best describes this speaker's criteria for beauty?
Prettiness and subtlety

Intensity and immediacy

Multisensory appeal

Usefulness and helpfulness
7 Fill in the blank: "Nor the woman in the _____"
Library

Florist's

Office

Ambulance
8 What did poppies come to signify following World War I?
Pacifism

Remembrace of dead soldiers

Chemical weapons

Patriotic volunteerism
9 The "S" sounds in the phrase ""sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts" are an example of which of the following?
Alliteration

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Anaphora
10 What is carbon monoxide?
A dangerous invisible gas

A component of oxygen that we breathe

A particle used in perfumes

A medicinal substance
11 What did poppies generally signify in Ancient Greek culture?
Sleep, death, and rest

Rusticity and simplicity

Desire, sex, and compulsiveness

Pleasure, hedonism, and extravagance
12 How does the speaker view the relationship between death and beauty?
They consider death and beauty to be intertwined

They view beauty as a doomed fight against death

They consider death to be the opposite of beauty

They believe that death is merely a gateway to a beautiful afterlife
13 What do poppies symbolize in this poem?
The tragedy of war

Unexpected natural beauty

Sleep

Doomed romance
14 What do bowler hats metonymically represent in this poem?
Socialist politics

The academic world

An older, Victorian worldview

The culture of the business class
15 Which of the following statements is true regarding Victorian floral symbolism?
Flower types, but never colors, were considered symbolically loaded

Flowers were ascribed both positive and negative emotional symbolism

Floral symbolism was considered occult and immoral

Tropical flowers were generally associated with feeling and instinct
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABB ABB ABB ABB

ABBA ABBA ABBA

The poem has no regular rhyme scheme

ABCC ACBB ABCC
17 What type of stanzas does "Poppies in October" consist of?
Sextets

Quatrains

Tercets

Couplets
18 Fill in the blank: "That these late _____ should open"
Hands

Mouths

Windows

Doors
19 Who is the speaker of this poem?
A small child

No identifying information about the speaker is provided

A businessman raised on a farm

A young woman from the city
20 How are clouds personified in this poem?
The clouds briefly narrate the poem in their own voice

The clouds are described as looking like chubby children

The speaker suggests that the clouds are attempting to outshine the poppies

The speaker addresses the clouds, implying they have consciousness
21 The description of a woman's heart "blooming" is most explicitly a metaphor for which of the following?
Kindness

Obsession

Hunger

Blood
22 Which of the following statements regarding the symbolism of the lily is correct?
Lilies were often used to symbolize the non-Christian world

Lilies were often used to symbolize childhood innocence

Lilies were often used to symbolize the souls of the unbaptised

Lilies were often used to symbolize the Virgin Mary and purity
23 What does Plath use as a metaphor to describe flowers?
Mouths

Spiders

Books

Shoes
24 Which word best describes the poem's speaker?
Impulsive

Ambitious

Righteous

Perceptive
25 Why is the image of a bleeding woman ironic?
The woman does not know she is bleeding, in an instance of dramatic irony

The image is unexpectedly frightening despite the poem's peaceful setting

The speaker sarcastically suggests that the woman will survive

It is unexpectedly linked to beautiful natural images

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