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

Ecstatic

Ravenous

Jumbled
2 Who does the speaker encounter on his walk?
A woman, a cat, a child, and the moon

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
3 Which of the following is personified in the poem?
A street lamp

A skyscraper

A bus

A car
4 In this poem, the moon is
Made of cheese

Romantic

An old man

An old woman
5 Street lamps are compared to
Keys

Drums

Moons

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

clock

spring

eye
7 Eliot wrote the poem in which country?
Germany

France

The United States

England
8 What is the name of the famous song based upon this poem?
"Reminiscence"

"Rhapsody"

"Memory"

"Twist"
9 At the end of the poem, what rhymes with “life”?
Rife

Strife

Knife

Wife
10 Midnight is compared to
A madman

A mermaid

The moon

A marigold
11 Which did the street lamps NOT do?
Sputtered

Hissed

Hummed

Muttered
12 What time does the speaker arrive at home?
2 AM

1 AM

4 AM

3 AM
13 What does the lamp post tell the speaker to do to “prepare for life?”
Lay out your clothes and go to bed

Eat dinner and say goodnight to your wife

Put your shoes at the door and sleep

Wind your clock and feed your cat
14 What has the moon lost?
Her glow

Her face

Her memory

Her pull
15 What does the child pocket?
A spring

A key

A toy

A mouse
16 What does the cat eat?
A mouse

Cheese

Butter

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

Chestnuts

Cats

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

Songs

Time

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

Break

Grip

Ignore
20 Which is NOT a body part used as a synecdoche in the poem?
Hand

Eye

Tonge

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

A drum beat

A vigil

A magic spell
22 What does “Rancid” mean?
Risque

Remote

Remarkable

Rotten
23 What does “Nocturnal” mean?
Wild-eyed

Active at Night

Naughty

Sleepwalking
24 What is the major conflict of the poem?
Man vs. Machine

Nature vs. Culture

Happy vs. Sad

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

Cigarettes

Wine

Sand

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