Buying Winkles (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who is the author of 'Buying Winkles'?
Who is the author of 'Buying Winkles'?
Paula Meehan
What does 'spare me sixpence' reveal about the family?
What does 'spare me sixpence' reveal about the family?
Money was scarce & carefully allocated
What is 'spatial politics' in the poem?
What is 'spatial politics' in the poem?
How spaces are designated for genders
According to the poem, public spaces with drinking are:
According to the poem, public spaces with drinking are:
Hostile to women & reserved for men
How does the child view 'strange men' and 'ghosts'?
How does the child view 'strange men' and 'ghosts'?
Cannot distinguish real from imagined
Where does the winkle seller sit?
Where does the winkle seller sit?
Outside Rosebowl Bar on orange-crate
What tool does the winkle seller use to show the child?
What tool does the winkle seller use to show the child?
A pin from her shawl
How are the winkles described in their appearance?
How are the winkles described in their appearance?
Glisten blue like little night skies
The child carries the winkles home 'like':
The child carries the winkles home 'like':
Torches
What does the winkle-eating lesson represent?
What does the winkle-eating lesson represent?
Cultural transmission across generations
Why does Meehan use Dublin dialect in the poem?
Why does Meehan use Dublin dialect in the poem?
To validate working-class speech
What smell escapes when 'the bar doors swing open'?
What smell escapes when 'the bar doors swing open'?
The smell of men together with drink
The poem represents a shift in Irish literature from:
The poem represents a shift in Irish literature from:
Rural/nationalist to urban working-class
The poem emphasises what kind of culture?
The poem emphasises what kind of culture?
Local and indigenous
Which collections did Paula Meehan publish?
Which collections did Paula Meehan publish?
Return and No Blame, Dharmakaya