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

Ecstatic

Jumbled
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
A girl, a rat, a pigeon, and a tree

A crowd, a sparrow, a horse, and a plane

A man, a dog, a bird, and a star

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

Made of cheese

Romantic

An old man
5 Street lamps are compared to
Drums

Moons

Keys

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

spring

branch

clock
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
England

France

The United States

Germany
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?
"Rhapsody"

"Twist"

"Reminiscence"

"Memory"
9 At the end of the poem, what rhymes with “life”?
Wife

Rife

Strife

Knife
10 Midnight is compared to
A mermaid

A madman

A marigold

The moon
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Hissed

Hummed

Muttered

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

3 AM

4 AM

2 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Wind your clock and feed your cat

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Put your shoes at the door and sleep
14 What has the moon lost?
Her face

Her memory

Her pull

Her glow
15 What does the child pocket?
A spring

A toy

A mouse

A key
16 What does the cat eat?
Butter

A mouse

Cheese

Milk
17 Which is NOT an odor in the poem?
Cocktails

Cigarettes

Cats

Chestnuts
18 Which is NOT a motif of the poem?
Light

Thresholds

Time

Songs
19 What does the crab do with the stick?
Eat

Ignore

Grip

Break
20 Which is NOT a body part used as a synecdoche in the poem?
Nose

Tonge

Hand

Eye
21 What is an “Incantation”?
A choral piece of music

A magic spell

A drum beat

A vigil
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?
Happy vs. Sad

Nature vs. Culture

Man vs. Machine

Young vs. Old
25 What is the woman’s dress stained with?
Cigarettes

Grease

Sand

Wine

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