Punishment by Seamus Heaney (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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In which collection was 'Punishment' published?
In which collection was 'Punishment' published?
North (1975)
How many quatrains make up the structure of 'Punishment'?
How many quatrains make up the structure of 'Punishment'?
11 quatrains
Which bog body discovery inspired Heaney to write 'Punishment'?
Which bog body discovery inspired Heaney to write 'Punishment'?
Windeby I from Germany
What metaphor describes the victim's ribs in stanza two?
What metaphor describes the victim's ribs in stanza two?
'frail rigging'
How does the speaker describe himself in stanza eight?
How does the speaker describe himself in stanza eight?
'the artful voyeur'
In which stanza does the speaker first directly address the victim as 'you'?
In which stanza does the speaker first directly address the victim as 'you'?
Stanza 6
Which compound words describe the victim's preserved remains in stanza four?
Which compound words describe the victim's preserved remains in stanza four?
'oak-bone, brain-firkin'
What technical shift in perspective occurs throughout the poem?
What technical shift in perspective occurs throughout the poem?
Third to second to first person
In which year did Seamus Heaney win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
In which year did Seamus Heaney win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
1995
What phrase concludes the poem in the final stanza?
What phrase concludes the poem in the final stanza?
'tribal, intimate revenge'