Mr and Mrs Scotland Are Dead (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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How many lines are in each of the poem's three sections?
How many lines are in each of the poem's three sections?
13, 12, 11 lines (decreasing)
What mnemonic helps remember the poem's three main themes?
What mnemonic helps remember the poem's three main themes?
MIE (Memory, Identity, Environment)
What Scots word does Jamie use for the rubbish dump?
What Scots word does Jamie use for the rubbish dump?
coup
What literary technique is used in 'her stiff old ladies' bags, open mouthed, spew'?
What literary technique is used in 'her stiff old ladies' bags, open mouthed, spew'?
Juxtaposition and personification
What does John Bull (from the Puncture Repair Kit) personify?
What does John Bull (from the Puncture Repair Kit) personify?
England
Why does Jamie use 'hanged' instead of 'hung' for the brambles?
Why does Jamie use 'hanged' instead of 'hung' for the brambles?
'Hanged' is for execution, giving darker tone
What is the central question opening Section Three?
What is the central question opening Section Three?
'Do we take them?'
What does the card game metaphor 'the hand you were dealt' suggest?
What does the card game metaphor 'the hand you were dealt' suggest?
Events are predetermined, fatalistic
What does 'tired' in 'tired handles' stamped with SCOTLAND suggest?
What does 'tired' in 'tired handles' stamped with SCOTLAND suggest?
Exhaustion; worn-out industrial economy
Beyond a literal site, what does the landfill symbolise?
Beyond a literal site, what does the landfill symbolise?
How society discards entire ways of life