I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What group of poems does this work belong to?
What group of poems does this work belong to?
The terrible sonnets
What structural form does Hopkins employ in this poem?
What structural form does Hopkins employ in this poem?
Italian sonnet structure
What does the octave establish in the poem?
What does the octave establish in the poem?
Endless night of spiritual darkness
How does this sonnet's volta differ from traditional Petrarchan sonnets?
How does this sonnet's volta differ from traditional Petrarchan sonnets?
It deepens the crisis, not resolves it
What is Hopkins' innovative rhyme scheme for the sestet?
What is Hopkins' innovative rhyme scheme for the sestet?
CCDCCD
What defines Hopkins' sprung rhythm technique?
What defines Hopkins' sprung rhythm technique?
Frequent stressed syllables in succession
What dual meanings does 'fell of dark' convey?
What dual meanings does 'fell of dark' convey?
Animal hide/skin and deadly/terrible
What temporal expansion occurs in the poem?
What temporal expansion occurs in the poem?
'Hours' actually means 'years, mean life'
What do 'dead letters' represent in the poem?
What do 'dead letters' represent in the poem?
Prayers like undelivered mail to God
What does 'I am gall, I am heartburn' signify?
What does 'I am gall, I am heartburn' signify?
Speaker becomes substance of bitterness
What does 'Selfyeast of spirit a dull dough sours' suggest?
What does 'Selfyeast of spirit a dull dough sours' suggest?
Spirit corrupted through isolation
How does the speaker view his suffering?
How does the speaker view his suffering?
As part of 'God's most deep decree'
What is the poem's only consolation?
What is the poem's only consolation?
Non-believers face worse desolation