Context and Overview (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What does the poem's title 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn' translate to in English?
What does the poem's title 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn' translate to in English?
The beautiful neglected child
What term refers to the revived form of Lowland Scots that MacDiarmid used?
What term refers to the revived form of Lowland Scots that MacDiarmid used?
Lallans
In the poem's mythology, which celestial body is personified as a child with tear-streaked cheeks?
In the poem's mythology, which celestial body is personified as a child with tear-streaked cheeks?
Earth
What are the two interconnected levels on which the poem operates?
What are the two interconnected levels on which the poem operates?
Astronomical and mythological
In the communist reading, what do the wealthy, powerful planets represent?
In the communist reading, what do the wealthy, powerful planets represent?
The upper classes
What historical event provides context for reading the poem as about suffering and loss?
What historical event provides context for reading the poem as about suffering and loss?
The First World War
What was Hugh MacDiarmid's real name?
What was Hugh MacDiarmid's real name?
Christopher Murray Grieve
In which year was Sangschaw, containing 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn', published?
In which year was Sangschaw, containing 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn', published?
1925
What literary movement of the 1920s was MacDiarmid a central figure in?
What literary movement of the 1920s was MacDiarmid a central figure in?
The Scottish Renaissance
How many lines does MacDiarmid's major work 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle' contain?
How many lines does MacDiarmid's major work 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle' contain?
2,685 lines