Why Do You Stay Up So Late? (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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Who did Don Paterson write this poem for?
Who did Don Paterson write this poem for?
His young son Russell
What does the boy's selection of pebbles symbolize?
What does the boy's selection of pebbles symbolize?
The poet selecting ideas for poetry
How many lines and stanzas does the poem contain?
How many lines and stanzas does the poem contain?
16 lines in two eight-line stanzas
What effect does the sibilance in stanza one create?
What effect does the sibilance in stanza one create?
Recreates the sound of waves on shore
What pronoun shift occurs between the two stanzas?
What pronoun shift occurs between the two stanzas?
From 'you' to 'I'
What is metapoetry?
What is metapoetry?
Poetry exploring writing poetry itself
What marks the volta (turn) at the start of stanza two?
What marks the volta (turn) at the start of stanza two?
'So I collect the dull things of day'
What does 'tear' represent in 'paint it with the tear'?
What does 'tear' represent in 'paint it with the tear'?
Difficult emotional work & rockpool water
What difficulty does the poet reveal about his process?
What difficulty does the poet reveal about his process?
He can't tell which ideas will work
How does the final line create structural symmetry?
How does the final line create structural symmetry?
Echoes stanza one's ending pattern