A Christmas Childhood (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the main subject of 'A Christmas Childhood'?
What is the main subject of 'A Christmas Childhood'?
Kavanagh's nostalgic Christmas memories
What natural scene opens the poem?
What natural scene opens the poem?
Potato pits white with frost
What did the children listen to through the paling-post?
What did the children listen to through the paling-post?
Magical music
How does Kavanagh describe light between ricks of hay and straw?
How does Kavanagh describe light between ricks of hay and straw?
A hole in Heaven's gable
What instrument did Kavanagh's father play outside their gate?
What instrument did Kavanagh's father play outside their gate?
Melodeon
What activity did Kavanagh's mother do that created 'music'?
What activity did Kavanagh's mother do that created 'music'?
Milking cows
Which theme involves seeing a green stone as having a 'transfigured face'?
Which theme involves seeing a green stone as having a 'transfigured face'?
Ordinary to extraordinary transformation
What phrase is repeated to emphasise the poet's awe?
What phrase is repeated to emphasise the poet's awe?
'How wonderful that was, how wonderful!'
What does the January flower symbolise in the poem?
What does the January flower symbolise in the poem?
New beginnings and hope
What religious reference connects the frost to Bethlehem?
What religious reference connects the frost to Bethlehem?
'The frost of Bethlehem made it twinkle'
Which sensory detail involves feet and ice?
Which sensory detail involves feet and ice?
Crunching wafer-ice on pot-holes
What effect does the conversational tone create?
What effect does the conversational tone create?
Intimacy and personal atmosphere
What does enjambment create in the poem's flow?
What does enjambment create in the poem's flow?
Continuity and fluidity