The Skunk (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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13 questions from this quiz
What does the skunk serve as throughout the poem?
What does the skunk serve as throughout the poem?
A metaphor for the speaker's wife
How many stanzas does 'The Skunk' contain?
How many stanzas does 'The Skunk' contain?
Six quatrains
Where was the speaker living while separated from his wife?
Where was the speaker living while separated from his wife?
California
How long had the couple been married when he wrote love letters?
How long had the couple been married when he wrote love letters?
Eleven years
What garment is the skunk compared to in stanza one?
What garment is the skunk compared to in stanza one?
A chasuble at a funeral mass
How does the speaker describe himself while watching in stanza two?
How does the speaker describe himself while watching in stanza two?
Tense as a voyeur
What does the speaker call California's air in stanza four?
What does the speaker call California's air in stanza four?
Beautiful, useless
What pronoun in stanza five connects the skunk to the wife?
What pronoun in stanza five connects the skunk to the wife?
She
What garment in stanza six parallels the skunk's colouring?
What garment in stanza six parallels the skunk's colouring?
Black plunge-line nightdress
What does enjambment in the poem mirror?
What does enjambment in the poem mirror?
Flow of memory and thought
What type of rhyme scheme does Heaney use?
What type of rhyme scheme does Heaney use?
Flexible, without rigid patterns
What does the poem reveal about marriage after many years?
What does the poem reveal about marriage after many years?
Desire & mystery can still persist
What three qualities combine to create the poem's tone?
What three qualities combine to create the poem's tone?
Playfulness, sensuality, nostalgia