Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quizzes

Poppies (Jane Weir poem) Quiz

1 What did the mother pin on her son's lapel?
A blackthorned rose

A bird feather

A poppy

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

A sparrow

A dove

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

Spine

Walking the Block

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

Soldier

Designer

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

ABABABAB

ABBABBCC

Free verse
6 Which of the following is NOT a potential genre of the poem?
Dramatic monologue

Sonnet

Elegy

Contemporary poetry
7 What is the dove compared to?
An ornamental stitch

A white poppy

A blackthorn

A wishbone
8 What is Armistice Sunday?
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

The anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War II
9 What is described as "slowly melting" in the poem? (Line 18)
The words the mother wishes to say

The snow on the hill where the war memorial is located

The poppies placed on individual war graves

The gel in the son's hair
10 What does the mother find on the top of the hill?
A songbird

A war memorial

Her son

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

A yellow pattern

White cat hairs

The hat tucked into his collar
12 Which of the following is NOT a theme of the poem?
Parenthood

War

Loss

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

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

leaned against it like a wishbone (Line 32)

Later a single dove flew from the pear tree (Line 25)
14 Which of the following is used to describe the son's hair?
gelled blackthorns

covered in a soldier's cap

hat-less

white
15 Which of the following is an example of simile?
the world overflowing / like a treasure chest. (Lines 20-21)

The dove pulled freely against the sky, / an ornamental stitch. (Lines 33-34)

spasms of paper red (Line 5)

I was brave, as I walked (Line 18)
16 Which of the following is NOT a motif in the poem?
Fabrics

War

Youth

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

drunk or under the influence of drugs

confused and anxious

overwhelmed and anxious
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 pins a poppy on the son's lapel.

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

The son is killed in battle.

The mother releases a song bird from its cage.
20 Which of the following is INCORRECT?
The poem is set in rural Ireland.

There are at least two birds mentioned in the poem.

The poppy is a key symbol in the poem.

The poem alludes to a war commemoration holiday.
21 "Poppies," among other works, was written in response to a call by ____.
Jane Weir

The National Committee for the Arts

Carol Ann Duffy

The British prime minister
22 How does the mother describe the words she almost speaks to her son?
spoken loudly and brightly / like silver coins jingling

making tucks, darts, pleats, hat-less

overflowing / like a treasure chest

flattened, rolled, turned into felt, / slowly melting
23 How is the temperature described in the poem?
Humid

Cold

Rainy

Hot
24 In addition to poetry, Jane Weir has written ____.
Historical fiction

Novels and screenplays

Poetic biographies and pamphlets

Instrumental scores and songs
25 Which of the following is NOT an action the mother takes in the poem?
Pinning a poppy on his lapel.

Walking with him to the front door.

Brushing white cat hairs from his shirt.

Smoothing down his hair.

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