The Harvest Bow (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
13 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
13 questions from this quiz
How many sestets make up the structure of 'The Harvest Bow'?
How many sestets make up the structure of 'The Harvest Bow'?
Five sestets
What is a harvest bow made from?
What is a harvest bow made from?
Twisted and braided wheat from harvest
What type of rhyme does Heaney employ throughout the poem?
What type of rhyme does Heaney employ throughout the poem?
Half-rhyme (slant rhyme)
Who is the 'you' that Heaney addresses in the poem?
Who is the 'you' that Heaney addresses in the poem?
His father or father figure
What does the harvest bow symbolise in the poem?
What does the harvest bow symbolise in the poem?
Silent love and the father's skill/tradition
What parallel does Heaney draw between his father's work and his own?
What parallel does Heaney draw between his father's work and his own?
Craft of bow-making and craft of poetry
What phrase does Heaney use about the purpose of art?
What phrase does Heaney use about the purpose of art?
The end of art is peace
How are the father's hands described in stanza two?
How are the father's hands described in stanza two?
Aged round ashplants and cane sticks
Which phrase is an example of alliteration in the poem?
Which phrase is an example of alliteration in the poem?
Smoke straight
What effect does enjambment create in the poem?
What effect does enjambment create in the poem?
Natural, unfolding movement of memory
What is the overall tone of 'The Harvest Bow'?
What is the overall tone of 'The Harvest Bow'?
Warm, nostalgic, and respectful
What does Heaney compare the bow to when he calls it a 'knowable corona'?
What does Heaney compare the bow to when he calls it a 'knowable corona'?
The bright ring of light round the sun
What does 'already homesick' suggest in stanza four?
What does 'already homesick' suggest in stanza four?
He sensed this life was temporary