Bloom (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What perspective does Dharker use throughout 'Bloom' to address the baby?
What perspective does Dharker use throughout 'Bloom' to address the baby?
Second person ('you')
How many stanzas does 'Bloom' contain?
How many stanzas does 'Bloom' contain?
Six stanzas
What phrase marks the crucial turning point (volta) in stanza three?
What phrase marks the crucial turning point (volta) in stanza three?
'And yet, and yet'
What is the opening line of 'Bloom'?
What is the opening line of 'Bloom'?
'You are nothing more than yourself'
Which technique does stanza two use to compare the baby to natural elements?
Which technique does stanza two use to compare the baby to natural elements?
Similes beginning with 'like'
What does enjambment create throughout the poem?
What does enjambment create throughout the poem?
Fluidity, suggesting uncontained emotions
What alliteration appears in stanza four?
What alliteration appears in stanza four?
'live' and 'life'
Which phrase in stanza five echoes the opening line?
Which phrase in stanza five echoes the opening line?
'more than my self'
What is one of the three interconnected themes explored in 'Bloom'?
What is one of the three interconnected themes explored in 'Bloom'?
Transformative power of family love
What does the final line 'Holding you, I hold the world' express?
What does the final line 'Holding you, I hold the world' express?
The baby is the whole world to speaker