Sorting Through (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What form is 'Sorting Through' written in?
What form is 'Sorting Through' written in?
Free verse
What does the speaker realise about memory when viewing the dance dresses?
What does the speaker realise about memory when viewing the dance dresses?
It involves imagination & reconstruction
What sound technique is used in 'silver shoes/swinging' and 'ankle straps'?
What sound technique is used in 'silver shoes/swinging' and 'ankle straps'?
Sibilance
What does the verb 'swaggered' suggest about the mother as a young woman?
What does the verb 'swaggered' suggest about the mother as a young woman?
Confidence & lack of concern for propriety
What were 'liquid stockings' in the 1940s?
What were 'liquid stockings' in the 1940s?
Makeup painted on legs during rationing
What does the verb 'manhandle' suggest about how the possessions are treated?
What does the verb 'manhandle' suggest about how the possessions are treated?
Rough & ungraceful treatment
Which literary device is used in 'the sadness of dispossessed dresses'?
Which literary device is used in 'the sadness of dispossessed dresses'?
Personification
What does the term 'danders' refer to in the poem?
What does the term 'danders' refer to in the poem?
Tiny fragments of human skin
What does the phrase 'will not neatly end' suggest about grief?
What does the phrase 'will not neatly end' suggest about grief?
It continues beyond the practical task
Which poem shares themes of memory & identity through possessions with 'Sorting Through'?
Which poem shares themes of memory & identity through possessions with 'Sorting Through'?
Box Room