Digging (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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In which year was 'Digging' first published?
In which year was 'Digging' first published?
1966
What are the three symbolic tools mentioned in the poem?
What are the three symbolic tools mentioned in the poem?
Pen, spade, gun
How does Heaney describe the pen in the opening lines?
How does Heaney describe the pen in the opening lines?
Snug as a gun
What structural technique does the poem use by returning to the opening lines at the end?
What structural technique does the poem use by returning to the opening lines at the end?
Circular structure
How far back in time does the speaker's first flashback take him?
How far back in time does the speaker's first flashback take him?
Twenty years
What is the speaker's final declaration in the poem?
What is the speaker's final declaration in the poem?
I'll dig with it
What type of work did the speaker's grandfather do?
What type of work did the speaker's grandfather do?
Cutting turf
What poetic form does Heaney use in 'Digging'?
What poetic form does Heaney use in 'Digging'?
Free verse
What sensory detail does the speaker recall from his memories?
What sensory detail does the speaker recall from his memories?
Smell of potato mould
How many generations does the poem's temporal structure cover?
How many generations does the poem's temporal structure cover?
Three