The Pattern (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the central theme of 'The Pattern'?
What is the central theme of 'The Pattern'?
Inheriting parents' traits & mistakes
What dual meaning does 'pattern' have in the poem?
What dual meaning does 'pattern' have in the poem?
Sewing patterns & life cycles
Which item is NOT inherited by the speaker from her mother?
Which item is NOT inherited by the speaker from her mother?
A bronze nib
What does the phrase 'our wars' indicate about the mother-daughter relationship?
What does the phrase 'our wars' indicate about the mother-daughter relationship?
Ongoing battles, not isolated incidents
How does the poem say women are defined by society?
How does the poem say women are defined by society?
By relationships like mother, wife
Which sensuous imagery elevates mundane domestic life in the poem?
Which sensuous imagery elevates mundane domestic life in the poem?
Lavender polish percolating
What is the speaker's greatest fear revealed in the poem?
What is the speaker's greatest fear revealed in the poem?
Having things in common with her mother
Which exotic places does the speaker dream about in childhood?
Which exotic places does the speaker dream about in childhood?
Zanzibar, Bombay, Land of the Ethiops
What 'sensible shades' did the mother prefer?
What 'sensible shades' did the mother prefer?
Moss Green, Mustard, Beige
Which onomatopoeia brings the mother's sewing to life?
Which onomatopoeia brings the mother's sewing to life?
Her steel needles sparked and clacked
What promise does the mother break in the poem?
What promise does the mother break in the poem?
That no one harms a hair of your head
What makes the poem's ending ambiguous?
What makes the poem's ending ambiguous?
Multiple interpretations are possible