Day Trip to Donegal (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What time did they leave the pier in 'Day Trip to Donegal'?
What time did they leave the pier in 'Day Trip to Donegal'?
Eight in the evening
How are the hills near Donegal described in the poem?
How are the hills near Donegal described in the poem?
A deeper green than anywhere
Which types of fish did the fishermen unload at the pier?
Which types of fish did the fishermen unload at the pier?
Herring and mackerel
When did they reach the built-up areas during their return journey?
When did they reach the built-up areas during their return journey?
Around midnight
What do the sea's 'immeasurable erosions' metaphorically represent?
What do the sea's 'immeasurable erosions' metaphorically represent?
Mental and emotional wear from life
What is identified as the main theme of 'Day Trip to Donegal'?
What is identified as the main theme of 'Day Trip to Donegal'?
Nature and humanity
How does the poet feel at dawn in the poem's conclusion?
How does the poet feel at dawn in the poem's conclusion?
Alone without skill or reassurance
What literary device is used when the sea is 'muttering its threat'?
What literary device is used when the sea is 'muttering its threat'?
Personification
How is the colour of the sea described in the poem?
How is the colour of the sea described in the poem?
Grave grey
Which theme relates to feeling 'alone far out to sea'?
Which theme relates to feeling 'alone far out to sea'?
Isolation and alienation
What does 'climbed stiffly out' indicate about the journey?
What does 'climbed stiffly out' indicate about the journey?
It was long and uncomfortable
What does the sea symbolise in the poem's stylistic analysis?
What does the sea symbolise in the poem's stylistic analysis?
Nature's power and passage of time