Wind (Ted Hughes poem) Quizzes

Wind (Ted Hughes poem) Quiz

1 The setting of ________ greatly influenced Hughes' poetry.
Bath

Yorkshire

London

Oxford
2 Which of the following verbs is NOT used to characterize the wind?
floundering

stampeding

flexing

quivering
3 The house best symbolizes _______
safety

love

comfort

a relationship
4 At Cambridge, Hughes studied _______
Anthropology and English

Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and Art History

Anthropology and Religious Studies
5 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in "Wind"?
the hills

the fire

the house

the wind
6 The speaker compares the skyline to a ________
an eye

grimace

iron bar

tent
7 What action do the characters perform at the end of the poem?
they watch a fire

they read a book

they have a conversation

they hold hands
8 Hughes continually returned to ______ for inspiration in his poetry.
love

modern life

the natural world

industrial society
9 Hughes met Sylvia Plath at _______
a sports event

the launch of his literary magazine

a club meeting

a bookstore
10 Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
lethargic

tempestuous

defeated

hopeful
11 "Wind" was published in which of Hughes' poetry collections?
The Hawk and The Rain

Flowers and Insects

Tales of Ovid

Birthday Letters
12 What was unusual about the hills when the speaker ventures outside in the morning?
there was nothing unusual

they seemed to habve been rearranged by the wind

several trees had collapsed

they were covered in debris
13 What is a guyrope?
a roped used to keep a boat at dock

a rope used to rescue someone who is drowning

a rope used to secure a tent

a rope used for mountain climbing
14 What do the characters feel as they sit inside?
stones flying against the wall oustide

the window shaking from the force of the wind

the warmth of the fire

the roots of the house move
15 Which word verb is used to characterize the fields?
flattening

trembling

quivering

quaking
16 Who encouraged Hughes to publish his first collection of poetry?
Dylan Thomas

Sylvia Plath

Philip Larkin

Seamus Heaney
17 Hughes last collection of poems primarily explored his relationship with _____
his father

his brother

Sylvia Plath

his children
18 How does the gull bend in the wind?
like a tree branch

like a sword

like a piece of rubber

like an iron bar
19 Which literary device does NOT occur in the poem?
simile

onomatopeia

aliteration

irony
20 Which is NOT a theme of "Wind"?
interpersonal conflict

powerlessness

courage

the power of nature
21 "we grip/ Our hearts and cannot entertain book, thought,/ Or _______"
each other

chaos

love

hope
22 "This ______ has been far out at sea all night"
ship

storm

wind

house
23 The characters saw the window _________
shatter in the wind

crack from an impact with rock

tremble to come in

they were too busy paying attention the fire
24 Which of the following is NOT an action the wind performs?
it causes the stones to cry

it turns the sky black

it flings a magpie away

it makes the fields quiver
25 Apart from the natural world, which of the following of Hughes' fascinations is present in "Wind"?
wildlife

the occult

Christianity

folklore

Describe the mood or feeling that runs through the poem

The poem's major conflict is twofold. First, the superficial conflict between the speaker and the catastrophic winds raging outside his home. Then, the deeper conflict between the speaker and his company, symbolized by the winds. The mood and tone...

Asked by Cherina S #1325369

Answered by Aslan on 10/29/2023 5:14 PM