Shancoduff (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In which direction do the black hills of Shancoduff eternally look?
In which direction do the black hills of Shancoduff eternally look?
North towards Armagh
Which biblical figure is compared to the hills in the poem?
Which biblical figure is compared to the hills in the poem?
Lot's wife
What do the 'bright shillings of March' represent in the poem?
What do the 'bright shillings of March' represent in the poem?
Hidden beauty or value
To which mountains does Kavanagh compare the hills of Shancoduff?
To which mountains does Kavanagh compare the hills of Shancoduff?
The Alps
What does Kavanagh bring to the three starving calves?
What does Kavanagh bring to the three starving calves?
A sheaf of hay
What weather feature fondles the 'rushy beards' of Shancoduff?
What weather feature fondles the 'rushy beards' of Shancoduff?
Sleety winds
Which creatures have abandoned the hills according to the cattle drovers?
Which creatures have abandoned the hills according to the cattle drovers?
Water-hens and snipes
What do the cattle drovers assume about the owner of the hills?
What do the cattle drovers assume about the owner of the hills?
He must be poor
What is the central theme of 'Shancoduff'?
What is the central theme of 'Shancoduff'?
Connection to land
What stylistic device gives the hills human-like qualities?
What stylistic device gives the hills human-like qualities?
Personification
What type of language is 'Then by heavens he must be poor'?
What type of language is 'Then by heavens he must be poor'?
Colloquial expression
How does Kavanagh respond to the cattle drovers' judgement of his land?
How does Kavanagh respond to the cattle drovers' judgement of his land?
His heart remains unshaken