First Death in Nova Scotia (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In what year was 'First Death in Nova Scotia' first published?
In what year was 'First Death in Nova Scotia' first published?
1965
What poetic form is 'First Death in Nova Scotia' written in?
What poetic form is 'First Death in Nova Scotia' written in?
Free verse
Who has died in the poem?
Who has died in the poem?
Cousin Arthur
How is the family parlor described at the poem's opening?
How is the family parlor described at the poem's opening?
Cold, cold parlor
What stuffed animal sits in the parlor below the royal portraits?
What stuffed animal sits in the parlor below the royal portraits?
A loon
What does the child compare Arthur's coffin to?
What does the child compare Arthur's coffin to?
A little frosted cake
How does the child describe Arthur's appearance?
How does the child describe Arthur's appearance?
Like a doll that hadn't been painted yet
Which fairy-tale character does the child reference when describing Arthur's appearance?
Which fairy-tale character does the child reference when describing Arthur's appearance?
Jack Frost
In the poem's colour symbolism, what does white represent?
In the poem's colour symbolism, what does white represent?
Death and innocence
What does the stuffed loon symbolize in the poem?
What does the stuffed loon symbolize in the poem?
Death and confusion about mortality
Which theme explores the child's first encounter with mortality?
Which theme explores the child's first encounter with mortality?
Childhood innocence vs. awareness
Which poetic technique contrasts life/death and warmth/cold throughout the poem?
Which poetic technique contrasts life/death and warmth/cold throughout the poem?
Juxtaposition