Aunt Helen (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who wrote the poem 'Aunt Helen'?
Who wrote the poem 'Aunt Helen'?
T.S. Eliot
What was Aunt Helen's full name?
What was Aunt Helen's full name?
Miss Helen Slingsby
How many servants cared for Aunt Helen?
How many servants cared for Aunt Helen?
Four
What does the Dresden clock symbolise?
What does the Dresden clock symbolise?
Fine taste & time moving on
What phrase describes the response to Aunt Helen's death?
What phrase describes the response to Aunt Helen's death?
Silence in heaven
How did the servants behave after Aunt Helen died?
How did the servants behave after Aunt Helen died?
Footman sat on table with housemaid
Which theme dominates the poem according to the notes?
Which theme dominates the poem according to the notes?
Isolation and detachment
What happened to Aunt Helen's parrot?
What happened to Aunt Helen's parrot?
It died shortly after her
What key stylistic device critiques Aunt Helen's superficial life?
What key stylistic device critiques Aunt Helen's superficial life?
Irony
What does Eliot critique through Aunt Helen's portrayal?
What does Eliot critique through Aunt Helen's portrayal?
Empty genteel society
What did the undertaker do that showed death's routine nature?
What did the undertaker do that showed death's routine nature?
Wiped his feet
How is the formal tone established from the start?
How is the formal tone established from the start?
Using 'Miss Helen Slingsby'