Full Analysis (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What were the Clearances in Scottish history?
What were the Clearances in Scottish history?
Forced evictions in 18th-19th centuries
How many quatrains does the poem contain?
How many quatrains does the poem contain?
Four
What does the use of Shetlandic dialect establish in the poem?
What does the use of Shetlandic dialect establish in the poem?
Cultural identity and community connection
What was the runrig system?
What was the runrig system?
Communal agriculture with narrow strips
What do smoking chimneys represent in stanza 1?
What do smoking chimneys represent in stanza 1?
Life and activity in the township
Why does the poem shift to English in 'Men's voices raised in anger'?
Why does the poem shift to English in 'Men's voices raised in anger'?
Represents outsider evictors' voices
What does the verb 'hirded' compare the community to?
What does the verb 'hirded' compare the community to?
Farm animals
What does the green land in stanza 4 represent?
What does the green land in stanza 4 represent?
Absence of life and labour
What do 'equal portions o aert' refer to in the final stanza?
What do 'equal portions o aert' refer to in the final stanza?
Equal-sized graves
What type of speaker does the poem present?
What type of speaker does the poem present?
Transhistorical speaker across time