Norman MacCaig (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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How old was Norman MacCaig when he wrote 'On Lachie's Croft'?
How old was Norman MacCaig when he wrote 'On Lachie's Croft'?
76 years old
What is a croft?
What is a croft?
A small land holding unique to Scotland
What form is the poem written in?
What form is the poem written in?
Free verse without regular metre
What were gauleiters?
What were gauleiters?
Nazi officials with 3rd-highest rank
What does 'something has filched my compass' mean?
What does 'something has filched my compass' mean?
The speaker has lost direction in life
What does 'breathing black air' suggest?
What does 'breathing black air' suggest?
Struggle, suffocation & depression
How does the perspective shift in the final stanza?
How does the perspective shift in the final stanza?
From 'he' to 'I' - speaker inhabits bird
Whose line does the final line invert?
Whose line does the final line invert?
William Cowper's
What do the 'cosy brown hens' represent?
What do the 'cosy brown hens' represent?
Previous comfort, intimacy or connection
Which three themes does MacCaig address in the poem?
Which three themes does MacCaig address in the poem?
Identity, memory & masculinity