Canal Bank Walk (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What illness did Kavanagh recover from before writing 'Canal Bank Walk'?
What illness did Kavanagh recover from before writing 'Canal Bank Walk'?
Cancer and removal of a lung
How does Kavanagh describe the canal banks in the opening of the poem?
How does Kavanagh describe the canal banks in the opening of the poem?
Leafy-with-love
What does Kavanagh say the canal waters are 'pouring' for him?
What does Kavanagh say the canal waters are 'pouring' for him?
Redemption
What does the 'bright stick trapped' symbolise in the poem?
What does the 'bright stick trapped' symbolise in the poem?
Ambitions that once consumed him
What does the breeze adding a 'Third Party' possibly represent?
What does the breeze adding a 'Third Party' possibly represent?
Nature or the Holy Spirit
What does the bird gathering materials 'for the Word' link nature to?
What does the bird gathering materials 'for the Word' link nature to?
Spiritual and creative renewal
What does the 'unworn world' signify in the poem?
What does the 'unworn world' signify in the poem?
A world untouched by material concerns
What is the form of 'Canal Bank Walk'?
What is the form of 'Canal Bank Walk'?
A perfect sonnet of 14 lines
Which theme illustrates how nature offers spiritual and emotional healing?
Which theme illustrates how nature offers spiritual and emotional healing?
The Healing Power of Nature
Which stylistic device personifies the breeze as adding a 'third party'?
Which stylistic device personifies the breeze as adding a 'third party'?
Personification
What type of language connects Kavanagh's nature experience with spirituality?
What type of language connects Kavanagh's nature experience with spirituality?
Spiritual and religious language
What does Kavanagh wish his soul to be honoured with in the poem's conclusion?
What does Kavanagh wish his soul to be honoured with in the poem's conclusion?
A new dress woven from green & blue
What is the sonnet form traditionally associated with?
What is the sonnet form traditionally associated with?
Love and admiration