Full Analysis (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What is the rhyme scheme of 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn'?
What is the rhyme scheme of 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn'?
ABCCDDBA
What does the Scots word 'crammasy' mean in the poem?
What does the Scots word 'crammasy' mean in the poem?
Crimson
In which line does the tonal shift from observer to satiric critic occur?
In which line does the tonal shift from observer to satiric critic occur?
Line 4
What does 'wheen o' blethers' mean?
What does 'wheen o' blethers' mean?
A lot of nonsense
What does 'broukit' mean when describing Earth?
What does 'broukit' mean when describing Earth?
Neglected, dirty
What literary technique is used when the speaker directly addresses Earth in lines 5-6?
What literary technique is used when the speaker directly addresses Earth in lines 5-6?
Apostrophe
What does the Scots word 'greet' mean in the final lines?
What does the Scots word 'greet' mean in the final lines?
Cry or weep
What type of allusion appears through the image of drowning and flood in the poem?
What type of allusion appears through the image of drowning and flood in the poem?
Biblical allusion
What does 'haill clanjamfrie' mean?
What does 'haill clanjamfrie' mean?
Whole disorderly crowd
In the political allegory reading, what does Earth represent?
In the political allegory reading, what does Earth represent?
Scotland