Paula Meehan (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In what year did Ann Lovett die giving birth at a grotto in Granard?
In what year did Ann Lovett die giving birth at a grotto in Granard?
1984
What literary form does Meehan use in this poem?
What literary form does Meehan use in this poem?
Dramatic monologue
Who wrote the epigraph 'If these were silenced, the very stones would cry out'?
Who wrote the epigraph 'If these were silenced, the very stones would cry out'?
Christine Hoff Kraemer
How does the statue describe the townspeople's prayers?
How does the statue describe the townspeople's prayers?
Like sparks from a bonfire that wink out
What does the repeated phrase 'tucked up' suggest about society?
What does the repeated phrase 'tucked up' suggest about society?
Society hides uncomfortable truths
Why does the statue refer to townspeople as 'They'?
Why does the statue refer to townspeople as 'They'?
To create distance & make them faceless
What effect does the harsh winter imagery create?
What effect does the harsh winter imagery create?
An atmosphere of harshness and danger
What does the sexual imagery in midsummer recall?
What does the sexual imagery in midsummer recall?
The pagan fertility rite of Beltane
What is the poem's central irony?
What is the poem's central irony?
The Virgin Mary criticizes her religion
How does the poem progress structurally through its sections?
How does the poem progress structurally through its sections?
From opening bitterness through seasons
What does the statue call the sun in her final appeal?
What does the statue call the sun in her final appeal?
Molten mother of us all
What does the 'seeds of ice' metaphor suggest?
What does the 'seeds of ice' metaphor suggest?
The wind sows destruction not life