Mossbawn: Two Poems in Dedication (1) Sunlight (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who is the central figure in 'Mossbawn: Sunlight'?
Who is the central figure in 'Mossbawn: Sunlight'?
Heaney's aunt Mary
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
Eight quatrains
What does the opening phrase 'sunlit absence' establish?
What does the opening phrase 'sunlit absence' establish?
The nostalgic tone of the poem
What is the sun compared to in the second stanza?
What is the sun compared to in the second stanza?
A griddle cooling against the wall
What effect does extensive enjambment create?
What effect does extensive enjambment create?
Flowing, continuous quality
Which words demonstrate alliteration in the opening stanza?
Which words demonstrate alliteration in the opening stanza?
Helmeted, heated, honeyed
What causes the 'whitened nails' described in stanza six?
What causes the 'whitened nails' described in stanza six?
Flour dust from baking
What does the word 'bawn' in the title mean?
What does the word 'bawn' in the title mean?
White, fair, or pleasant
What does the 'tinsmith's scoop' symbolise in the final stanza?
What does the 'tinsmith's scoop' symbolise in the final stanza?
Humble, silent love in daily acts
How is love primarily expressed in the poem?
How is love primarily expressed in the poem?
Through everyday domestic activities
What does the extensive heat imagery symbolise?
What does the extensive heat imagery symbolise?
Physical & emotional warmth/nurturing
Why does the poem lack a regular rhyme scheme?
Why does the poem lack a regular rhyme scheme?
To capture natural quality of memory