No worst there is none. Pitched past pitch of grief (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What period did Hopkins call his 'terrible years' when he wrote this poem?
What period did Hopkins call his 'terrible years' when he wrote this poem?
1885-1889
What type of sonnet form does Hopkins use in this poem?
What type of sonnet form does Hopkins use in this poem?
Petrarchan sonnet
What metre does the poem follow?
What metre does the poem follow?
Iambic pentameter
What does 'forepangs' mean in the poem?
What does 'forepangs' mean in the poem?
Previous sufferings
Who is 'the Comforter' that the speaker appeals to?
Who is 'the Comforter' that the speaker appeals to?
The Holy Spirit
What does the 'age-old anvil' represent in the poem?
What does the 'age-old anvil' represent in the poem?
Enduring, unchanging human suffering
What does 'world-sorrow' suggest about the speaker's pain?
What does 'world-sorrow' suggest about the speaker's pain?
Pain connected to broader human condition
How many lines comprise the octave of this Petrarchan sonnet?
How many lines comprise the octave of this Petrarchan sonnet?
Eight lines
What do 'cliffs of fall' represent in the poem's metaphor?
What do 'cliffs of fall' represent in the poem's metaphor?
Sudden drops into mental despair
What does 'no-man-fathomed' mean in the mind-mountains metaphor?
What does 'no-man-fathomed' mean in the mind-mountains metaphor?
Depths impossible for anyone to measure
What does 'durance' refer to in the final lines?
What does 'durance' refer to in the final lines?
Human endurance or life's duration
What two forms of comfort does the poem's ending identify?
What two forms of comfort does the poem's ending identify?
Sleep and death