Inniskeen Road: July Evening (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
In which month is the poem set?
In which month is the poem set?
July
Where is the dance being held in the poem?
Where is the dance being held in the poem?
Billy Brennan's barn
How do people travel to the dance?
How do people travel to the dance?
On bicycles
What is the central theme of the poem?
What is the central theme of the poem?
Isolation and loneliness
To whom does Kavanagh compare himself?
To whom does Kavanagh compare himself?
Alexander Selkirk
What does Kavanagh call the road?
What does Kavanagh call the road?
His kingdom
What narrative perspective is the poem written in?
What narrative perspective is the poem written in?
First person
What stylistic device contrasts the social scene with Kavanagh's walk?
What stylistic device contrasts the social scene with Kavanagh's walk?
Contrast
What type of expressions capture villagers' informal interactions?
What type of expressions capture villagers' informal interactions?
Colloquial expressions
What does the poet's introspective nature do?
What does the poet's introspective nature do?
Sets him apart from others
What time is mentioned in the poem?
What time is mentioned in the poem?
Half-past eight
Despite being physically present, how does Kavanagh feel?
Despite being physically present, how does Kavanagh feel?
Emotionally isolated