Last Supper (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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How does Lochhead portray the betrayed woman in the poem?
How does Lochhead portray the betrayed woman in the poem?
As calculated and in control
What verse form does the poem use?
What verse form does the poem use?
Free verse
What technique highlights verbs like 'spitting', 'gnawing' and 'munching'?
What technique highlights verbs like 'spitting', 'gnawing' and 'munching'?
Enjambment
How many stanzas does the poem have?
How many stanzas does the poem have?
Four
What biblical event does the poem's title allude to?
What biblical event does the poem's title allude to?
Christ's Last Supper
What does the parenthetical '(For ever)' convey in stanza one?
What does the parenthetical '(For ever)' convey in stanza one?
Absolute finality
Why does the poem capitalize 'The Girls'?
Why does the poem capitalize 'The Girls'?
To emphasize bond strength
What literary imagery does stanza three deliberately evoke?
What literary imagery does stanza three deliberately evoke?
Macbeth's witches
What does the word 'corbies' refer to in the final stanza?
What does the word 'corbies' refer to in the final stanza?
Crows or ravens
What is the central theme of the poem?
What is the central theme of the poem?
Sinister aspects of female friendships