Context and Overview (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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Why did landlords evict families during the Clearances?
Why did landlords evict families during the Clearances?
Sheep farming offered greater financial returns
Why does the title use 'Da Clearance' (singular) rather than plural?
Why does the title use 'Da Clearance' (singular) rather than plural?
To focus on one specific community's experience
What narrative perspective and tense does Bulter use in the poem?
What narrative perspective and tense does Bulter use in the poem?
First-person and present tense
How is life characterised in Stanza 1, before the Clearances?
How is life characterised in Stanza 1, before the Clearances?
Harmony
Which stanza describes the actual moment of eviction?
Which stanza describes the actual moment of eviction?
Stanza 3
Beyond sustenance, what did the land represent to the community?
Beyond sustenance, what did the land represent to the community?
Heritage and cultural identity
Why did Bulter write the poem in Shetlandic?
Why did Bulter write the poem in Shetlandic?
To emphasise real communities with own cultures
In what year was Rhoda Bulter born?
In what year was Rhoda Bulter born?
1929
What was Bulter's first published poem and when did it appear?
What was Bulter's first published poem and when did it appear?
'Fladdabister' in 1965
When was the collection 'Hairst is Coosed' published?
When was the collection 'Hairst is Coosed' published?
2014