Sinéad Morrissey (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the central metaphor in 'Genetics'?
What is the central metaphor in 'Genetics'?
Hands
Where does the speaker see her father and mother respectively?
Where does the speaker see her father and mother respectively?
Father in fingers, mother in palms
What poetic form does 'Genetics' follow?
What poetic form does 'Genetics' follow?
Modified villanelle
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
Six
What emotion does the speaker feel about her inherited features?
What emotion does the speaker feel about her inherited features?
Pleasure
Where do the parents remain united despite separation?
Where do the parents remain united despite separation?
Where fingers link to palms
What does 'repelled' suggest about the parents' separation?
What does 'repelled' suggest about the parents' separation?
Strong forces pushing them apart
What literary technique is used with 'to separate... to separate'?
What literary technique is used with 'to separate... to separate'?
Anaphora
What children's game do stanzas 4-5 reference?
What children's game do stanzas 4-5 reference?
Here's the church, here's the steeple
Who does the speaker address in the final stanza?
Who does the speaker address in the final stanza?
Her partner
What do 'the skin's demands' refer to?
What do 'the skin's demands' refer to?
Physical & emotional needs for connection
Which prestigious award did Morrissey's collection 'Parallax' win?
Which prestigious award did Morrissey's collection 'Parallax' win?
TS Eliot Prize