On Raglan Road (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who is the woman in Kavanagh's poem 'On Raglan Road'?
Who is the woman in Kavanagh's poem 'On Raglan Road'?
Hilda Moriarty
Where did the speaker first meet his lover?
Where did the speaker first meet his lover?
Raglan Road
In which season did the speaker meet his lover?
In which season did the speaker meet his lover?
Autumn
What is identified as the key theme of 'On Raglan Road'?
What is identified as the key theme of 'On Raglan Road'?
Doomed Love
What does the image of 'dark hair' symbolise in the poem?
What does the image of 'dark hair' symbolise in the poem?
A snare or trap
What does the 'deep ravine' symbolise?
What does the 'deep ravine' symbolise?
Emotional depth and peril
What do 'old ghosts' refer to in the poem?
What do 'old ghosts' refer to in the poem?
Past memories haunting the speaker
Which stylistic device does Kavanagh frequently employ in this poem?
Which stylistic device does Kavanagh frequently employ in this poem?
Enjambment
What does the use of enjambment mirror in the poem?
What does the use of enjambment mirror in the poem?
The speaker's stream of consciousness
What tone is evident throughout 'On Raglan Road'?
What tone is evident throughout 'On Raglan Road'?
Melancholic
What does the speaker realise his lover was made of?
What does the speaker realise his lover was made of?
Clay
What did the speaker lose by loving her?
What did the speaker lose by loving her?
His wings