Filling Station (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In which collection was 'Filling Station' published?
In which collection was 'Filling Station' published?
Questions of Travel
What is the narrator's immediate reaction when first seeing the filling station?
What is the narrator's immediate reaction when first seeing the filling station?
'Oh, but it is dirty!'
How is the father's work uniform described?
How is the father's work uniform described?
A monkey suit that cuts under his arms
How are the sons described in the poem?
How are the sons described in the poem?
Quick and saucy and greasy
What provides the only colour in the whole landscape?
What provides the only colour in the whole landscape?
Some comic books
How is the begonia plant described?
How is the begonia plant described?
Big hirsute begonia
How has the doily been embroidered?
How has the doily been embroidered?
In daisy stitch with marguerites
What journey does the narrator make during the poem?
What journey does the narrator make during the poem?
From judgment to empathy
What is the poem's final realization?
What is the poem's final realization?
'Somebody loves us all'
How does the poem suggest love is expressed?
How does the poem suggest love is expressed?
Through daily care & attention to beauty
What literary device is 'ESSO—SO—SO—SO'?
What literary device is 'ESSO—SO—SO—SO'?
Onomatopoeia
What literary device is 'black translucency'?
What literary device is 'black translucency'?
Oxymoron
What creates the poem's central tension?
What creates the poem's central tension?
Industrial setting vs domestic touches