Full Analysis (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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Why does the poem use free verse with no fixed rhyme or metre?
Why does the poem use free verse with no fixed rhyme or metre?
To mirror the unpredictable landscape
What effect does opening with 'But' create in the poem?
What effect does opening with 'But' create in the poem?
Suggests entering mid-thought/meditation
What does the word 'ecstasy' denote in 'ecstasy of thought'?
What does the word 'ecstasy' denote in 'ecstasy of thought'?
Intense emotional/spiritual state
What does the archaic term 'ere' mean?
What does the archaic term 'ere' mean?
Before
What is 'the long defile' mentioned in line 3?
What is 'the long defile' mentioned in line 3?
A narrow gorge through mountains
What is a corrie?
What is a corrie?
A bowl-shaped hollow on a mountainside
What concept does the phrase 'now, here' embody?
What concept does the phrase 'now, here' embody?
Mindfulness
What literary technique is used in 'toiling crags'?
What literary technique is used in 'toiling crags'?
Personification
What paradox does the mountain embody according to lines 10-11?
What paradox does the mountain embody according to lines 10-11?
Self-contained yet vast/a world
What three qualities does the mind recognize in itself in the final lines?
What three qualities does the mind recognize in itself in the final lines?
Terror, glory and power