Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What term describes the group of poems this work belongs to?
What term describes the group of poems this work belongs to?
Hopkins' 'terrible sonnets'
What type of sonnet form does Hopkins use in this poem?
What type of sonnet form does Hopkins use in this poem?
Petrarchan
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's octave?
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's octave?
ABBAABBA
What is 'sprung rhythm'?
What is 'sprung rhythm'?
Irregular stresses mirroring speech
From which biblical text does the Latin epigraph come?
From which biblical text does the Latin epigraph come?
Psalm 119 in St Jerome's translation
How does the speaker's address to God change in the final line?
How does the speaker's address to God change in the final line?
From 'Sir' to 'lord of life'
What does the metaphor 'Time's eunuch' express?
What does the metaphor 'Time's eunuch' express?
Creative and spiritual barrenness
What is 'fretty chervil'?
What is 'fretty chervil'?
A wild plant with delicate leaves
What does 'send my roots rain' symbolise?
What does 'send my roots rain' symbolise?
Need for divine grace and inspiration
How long had Hopkins felt he wasted in Ireland by 1888?
How long had Hopkins felt he wasted in Ireland by 1888?
Five years
What philosophical problem does the poem explore?
What philosophical problem does the poem explore?
The problem of evil
What contrast forms a major theme in the poem?
What contrast forms a major theme in the poem?
Natural fertility vs spiritual barrenness