The Exact Moment I Became a Poet (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In what year did the childhood incident described in the poem take place?
In what year did the childhood incident described in the poem take place?
1963
How old was Paula Meehan when she experienced this formative moment?
How old was Paula Meehan when she experienced this formative moment?
Eight years old
What is the name of the teacher who delivered the warning about the sewing factory?
What is the name of the teacher who delivered the warning about the sewing factory?
Miss Shannon
On which street was Meehan's school located in inner-city Dublin?
On which street was Meehan's school located in inner-city Dublin?
Gardiner Street
What did Miss Shannon warn the girls they would end up in if they didn't attend to their books?
What did Miss Shannon warn the girls they would end up in if they didn't attend to their books?
The sewing factory
What technique involves reconstructing childhood memories with adult understanding?
What technique involves reconstructing childhood memories with adult understanding?
Back construction
What does the sewing factory symbolise in the poem?
What does the sewing factory symbolise in the poem?
Limited opportunities for working women
To what are the factory women compared in the poem's extended metaphor?
To what are the factory women compared in the poem's extended metaphor?
Chickens on a conveyor belt
Who actually worked in sewing factories according to the poem?
Who actually worked in sewing factories according to the poem?
Mothers, aunts and neighbours
What did young Meehan realise words could be used to do?
What did young Meehan realise words could be used to do?
Weaponised to humiliate and diminish
What does the colon after 'But:' emphasise in the poem?
What does the colon after 'But:' emphasise in the poem?
Sudden shift to poet's own insight
What does the title suggest this moment represents?
What does the title suggest this moment represents?
When the poet's identity began to form