Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

1 What did the mother pin on her son's lapel?
A bird feather

A poppy

A blackthorned rose

A military pin
2 What bird does the mother see flying from a pear tree?
A songbird

A sparrow

A dove

A raven
3 In which collection does "Poppies" appear?
Echo of Wars

Walking the Block

Spine

Exit Wounds
4 What is Jane Weir's additional occupation, besides being a poet?
Photographer

Soldier

Designer

Director
5 What is the rhyme structure of the poem?
ABABBCBC

ABABABAB

Free verse

ABBABBCC
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?
Sonnet

Elegy

Contemporary poetry

Dramatic monologue
7 What is the dove compared to?
A blackthorn

A white poppy

An ornamental stitch

A wishbone
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War I in 1918

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in the British conflict in Afghanistan

The day before a soldier departs from home
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)
The poppies placed on individual war graves

The words the mother wishes to say

The gel in the son's hair

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?
Her son

A playground

A songbird

A war memorial
11 What does the mother remove from the son's blazer?
A poppy

A yellow pattern

The hat tucked into his collar

White cat hairs
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?
Parenthood

War

Religion

Loss
13 Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?
covered in a soldier's cap

gelled blackthorns

hat-less

white
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?
I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)

the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

The dove pulled freely against the sky, / an ornamental stitch. (Lines 33-34)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?
War

Youth

Fabrics

Bright light
17 As used in Line 22, the word "intoxicated" most nearly means ___.
emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated

overwhelmed and anxious

confused and anxious

drunk or under the influence of drugs
18 The poem is told from which perspective?
Omniscient third person

Close third person

Second person

First person
19 Which of the following takes place in the final line of the poem?
The mother releases a song bird from its cage.

The son is killed in battle.

The mother wishes she could hear the voice of her son on the playground

The mother pins a poppy on the son's lapel.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem is set in rural Ireland.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.
The National Committee for the Arts

Jane Weir

Carol Ann Duffy

The British prime minister
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

overflowing / like a treasure chest

spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Hot

Cold

Rainy

Humid
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Instrumental scores and songs

Historical fiction
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Smoothing down his hair.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Walking with him to the front door.

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