Death of a Field (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What literary genre best describes 'Death of a Field'?
What literary genre best describes 'Death of a Field'?
Environmental elegy
In which year was 'Death of a Field' published?
In which year was 'Death of a Field' published?
2009
What is a monostich?
What is a monostich?
A single-line stanza
What shift in terminology marks the field's transformation?
What shift in terminology marks the field's transformation?
From 'field' to 'site'
How many houses does the Fingal Council notice plan?
How many houses does the Fingal Council notice plan?
44 houses
What simile describes the magpies in the poem?
What simile describes the magpies in the poem?
Flying castanets
What is animism as used in the poem?
What is animism as used in the poem?
Giving life to natural elements
What is ecopoetry according to the note?
What is ecopoetry according to the note?
Writing from nature's perspective
What word is repeated to suggest formative experiences?
What word is repeated to suggest formative experiences?
First
Which cleaning product replaces dandelion?
Which cleaning product replaces dandelion?
Flash
Why does the speaker walk barefoot under the moon?
Why does the speaker walk barefoot under the moon?
To know the field through her feet
What birth imagery appears in the final section?
What birth imagery appears in the final section?
Moon white caul
What year was Paula Meehan born?
What year was Paula Meehan born?
1955