After great pain, a formal feeling comes (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the primary theme of the poem?
What is the primary theme of the poem?
Emotional numbness & detachment
What does the 'formal feeling' suggest?
What does the 'formal feeling' suggest?
Stiffness & detachment
What does 'Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs' convey?
What does 'Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs' convey?
Numbness & lifelessness
What does the 'Hour of Lead' symbolise?
What does the 'Hour of Lead' symbolise?
Heavy, oppressive aftermath of pain
What is the sequence of emotional response to pain in the poem?
What is the sequence of emotional response to pain in the poem?
Chill, Stupor, letting go
What does 'Stupor' represent in the progression?
What does 'Stupor' represent in the progression?
Dazed, unresponsive state
How are movements described after great pain?
How are movements described after great pain?
Automatic & mechanical (Wooden)
What does the comparison to 'Freezing persons' emphasise?
What does the comparison to 'Freezing persons' emphasise?
Cold, detached nature of experience
What do the dashes in the poem reflect?
What do the dashes in the poem reflect?
Disjointed, fragmented emotional state
Why is the word 'Lead' significant?
Why is the word 'Lead' significant?
Suggests heaviness & immobility
What does the passive voice in 'a formal feeling comes' highlight?
What does the passive voice in 'a formal feeling comes' highlight?
Involuntary nature of response to pain
What quality does 'ceremonious' suggest?
What quality does 'ceremonious' suggest?
Formal, ritualistic quality
What does 'letting go' represent in the final stage?
What does 'letting go' represent in the final stage?
Release or numb acceptance of pain