Prayer for the Children of Longing (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who commissioned 'Prayer for the Children of Longing'?
Who commissioned 'Prayer for the Children of Longing'?
Dublin's north inner city community
In which collection was the poem published in 2009?
In which collection was the poem published in 2009?
Painting Rain
What is described as the primary theme of the poem?
What is described as the primary theme of the poem?
Suffering
Which phrase is repeated using anaphora in the opening lines?
Which phrase is repeated using anaphora in the opening lines?
Here at the heart
What does the prayer ask to be granted from nature imagery?
What does the prayer ask to be granted from nature imagery?
The clarity of ice
Which harsh urban images appear in lines 10-13?
Which harsh urban images appear in lines 10-13?
Needle and knife
How are the streets personified in the poem?
How are the streets personified in the poem?
As active agents that defeated youth
What does the phrase 'children of longing' emphasise?
What does the phrase 'children of longing' emphasise?
Their desires for something better
How does the poem's structure create a sense of completion?
How does the poem's structure create a sense of completion?
Returns to Christmas tree imagery
What does the Christmas tree symbolise in the poem?
What does the Christmas tree symbolise in the poem?
Hope, light, and community gathering
Which universities did Paula Meehan attend?
Which universities did Paula Meehan attend?
Trinity College & Eastern Washington
Why does the poem use free verse structure?
Why does the poem use free verse structure?
Mirrors natural speech and prayer
What does contrasting natural and urban imagery highlight?
What does contrasting natural and urban imagery highlight?
Difference between peace & violence