Questions of Travel (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What does the speaker in 'Questions of Travel' primarily engage in throughout the poem?
What does the speaker in 'Questions of Travel' primarily engage in throughout the poem?
A deep internal debate
According to the poem, how do questions of travel relate to the speaker's sense of self?
According to the poem, how do questions of travel relate to the speaker's sense of self?
They relate to questions of self-identity
What limitation does the poem emphasise about travellers' understanding of foreign societies?
What limitation does the poem emphasise about travellers' understanding of foreign societies?
They can only glimpse into hearts of places
Which philosopher's belief does Bishop reference regarding humanity's problems?
Which philosopher's belief does Bishop reference regarding humanity's problems?
Pascal
What structural device demarcates lines at the beginning to signify splits between reasons?
What structural device demarcates lines at the beginning to signify splits between reasons?
Dashes
How does the poem defy conventional question-and-answer structure?
How does the poem defy conventional question-and-answer structure?
It closes with a question as well
What happens when the poem shifts from 'we' to 'the traveller' in perspective?
What happens when the poem shifts from 'we' to 'the traveller' in perspective?
Readers are barred from the experience
What feeling does the opening imagery of 'too many waterfalls' and 'crowded streams' create?
What feeling does the opening imagery of 'too many waterfalls' and 'crowded streams' create?
Being overwhelmed by abundance
What two words does Bishop combine to create 'blurr'dly'?
What two words does Bishop combine to create 'blurr'dly'?
Blurred and blindly
To which Shakespeare line do the poem's theatrical metaphors connect?
To which Shakespeare line do the poem's theatrical metaphors connect?
All the world's a stage
Which key question encapsulates the poem's main dilemma about travel versus contemplation?
Which key question encapsulates the poem's main dilemma about travel versus contemplation?
Should we have stayed at home and thought of here?
What do the lines about 'watching strangers in a play' question?
What do the lines about 'watching strangers in a play' question?
The ethics and authenticity of tourism
Which literary movement's emphasis on psychological complexity does Bishop's style reflect?
Which literary movement's emphasis on psychological complexity does Bishop's style reflect?
Modernist