Quote Bank (Junior Cert English): Quizzes
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What does the word 'knelling' suggest in the quote about bells?
What does the word 'knelling' suggest in the quote about bells?
Funeral bells
Why was seeing his father crying shocking for the speaker?
Why was seeing his father crying shocking for the speaker?
He had always taken funerals in stride
What does the baby's behavior contrast with?
What does the baby's behavior contrast with?
The grief around it
What does the baby's innocence emphasise?
What does the baby's innocence emphasise?
The difference in understanding death
What do the whispers and formalities show about grief?
What do the whispers and formalities show about grief?
It's expressed in routine, detached ways
What kind of image do 'snowdrops and candles' create?
What kind of image do 'snowdrops and candles' create?
A peaceful, almost religious image
What does the 'poppy' symbolise?
What does the 'poppy' symbolise?
Remembrance and fragility of life
What does 'wearing' suggest about the bruise?
What does 'wearing' suggest about the bruise?
It could be removed
What does comparing the coffin to a cot highlight?
What does comparing the coffin to a cot highlight?
The child's innocence
What does 'a foot for every year' tell us?
What does 'a foot for every year' tell us?
The child was four years old
What effect does the final line have?
What effect does the final line have?
Emotional impact with stark simplicity
Where was the speaker when the death occurred?
Where was the speaker when the death occurred?
Away at school