Wind (Ted Hughes poem) Quizzes

Wind (Ted Hughes poem) Quiz

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

Bath

London

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

floundering

flexing

quivering
3 The house best symbolizes _______
love

comfort

a relationship

safety
4 At Cambridge, Hughes studied _______
Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology and Religious Studies

Anthropology and English

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

the wind

the fire

the house
6 The speaker compares the skyline to a ________
tent

grimace

iron bar

an eye
7 What action do the characters perform at the end of the poem?
they have a conversation

they hold hands

they read a book

they watch a fire
8 Hughes continually returned to ______ for inspiration in his poetry.
the natural world

industrial society

modern life

love
9 Hughes met Sylvia Plath at _______
a club meeting

the launch of his literary magazine

a sports event

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

lethargic

hopeful

tempestuous
11 "Wind" was published in which of Hughes' poetry collections?
Birthday Letters

Tales of Ovid

Flowers and Insects

The Hawk and The Rain
12 What was unusual about the hills when the speaker ventures outside in the morning?
they were covered in debris

they seemed to habve been rearranged by the wind

there was nothing unusual

several trees had collapsed
13 What is a guyrope?
a rope used to secure a tent

a rope used for mountain climbing

a rope used to rescue someone who is drowning

a roped used to keep a boat at dock
14 What do the characters feel as they sit inside?
the window shaking from the force of the wind

the warmth of the fire

the roots of the house move

stones flying against the wall oustide
15 Which word verb is used to characterize the fields?
quaking

flattening

quivering

trembling
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 brother

his father

Sylvia Plath

his children
18 How does the gull bend in the wind?
like a piece of rubber

like a tree branch

like an iron bar

like a sword
19 Which literary device does NOT occur in the poem?
onomatopeia

simile

irony

aliteration
20 Which is NOT a theme of "Wind"?
powerlessness

the power of nature

courage

interpersonal conflict
21 "we grip/ Our hearts and cannot entertain book, thought,/ Or _______"
hope

chaos

each other

love
22 "This ______ has been far out at sea all night"
storm

wind

ship

house
23 The characters saw the window _________
they were too busy paying attention the fire

crack from an impact with rock

shatter in the wind

tremble to come in
24 Which of the following is NOT an action the wind performs?
it flings a magpie away

it makes the fields quiver

it turns the sky black

it causes the stones to cry
25 Apart from the natural world, which of the following of Hughes' fascinations is present in "Wind"?
wildlife

the occult

folklore

Christianity

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