View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does line 10 say "Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume" do "here" (line 9)?
(a) Soar.
(b) Stir.
(c) Break.
(d) Buckle.

2. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?
(a) Anticipation.
(b) Pride.
(c) Awe.
(d) Ecstasy.

3. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?
(a) Like a nun's habit.
(b) Covering.
(c) Muffling.
(d) Rippling.

4. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?
(a) A falconer.
(b) A horse.
(c) A knight.
(d) A bird.

5. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
(a) Minion.
(b) Kingdom.
(c) Daylight.
(d) Morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "sillion" (line 12)?

2. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?

3. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?

4. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?

5. To whom is the poem dedicated?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 172 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample