Advent (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
What are the three main themes explored in 'Advent' by Patrick Kavanagh?
What are the three main themes explored in 'Advent' by Patrick Kavanagh?
Penance, innocence & spiritual renewal
What does the phrase 'tested and tasted too much' suggest about the poet and his lover?
What does the phrase 'tested and tasted too much' suggest about the poet and his lover?
They've lost their sense of wonder
Where does Kavanagh set the scene for the poem's reflective atmosphere?
Where does Kavanagh set the scene for the poem's reflective atmosphere?
An Advent-darkened room
What do 'dry black bread and sugarless tea of penance' symbolise in the poem?
What do 'dry black bread and sugarless tea of penance' symbolise in the poem?
Humility & simplicity
What does the 'chink too wide' symbolise in the poem?
What does the 'chink too wide' symbolise in the poem?
Openness allowing cynicism in
What does Christ arrive with at the poem's conclusion?
What does Christ arrive with at the poem's conclusion?
A January flower
What does Kavanagh hope will happen after Christmas?
What does Kavanagh hope will happen after Christmas?
Wonder will be naturally present
What does the conversational tone of the poem create?
What does the conversational tone of the poem create?
An intimate & personal atmosphere
What characterised the poet's childhood perspective on mundane things?
What characterised the poet's childhood perspective on mundane things?
Newness in every stale thing
What does 'return to Doom / The knowledge we stole but could not use' mean?
What does 'return to Doom / The knowledge we stole but could not use' mean?
Return to a simpler, innocent state
What does the January flower symbolise in the poem?
What does the January flower symbolise in the poem?
New beginnings & hope
What effect does repetition have in 'Advent'?
What effect does repetition have in 'Advent'?
Emphasises inevitability of wonder