All for You (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What type of literary characteristics does 'All for You' display?
What type of literary characteristics does 'All for You' display?
Gothic characteristics
What effect does the use of present tense create in the poem?
What effect does the use of present tense create in the poem?
Immediacy & urgency
What is the central refrain that runs throughout 'All for You'?
What is the central refrain that runs throughout 'All for You'?
"All for you"
Where do the speaker and companion arrive at the poem's opening?
Where do the speaker and companion arrive at the poem's opening?
A strange stableyard
What fragrance fills the house in the poem?
What fragrance fills the house in the poem?
The dry fragrance of tea chests
How is the great staircase described in terms of literary technique?
How is the great staircase described in terms of literary technique?
Personified as slouching & sprawling
Which violent imagery appears in the poem?
Which violent imagery appears in the poem?
Roots torn out & butchered
Which themes are present alongside love and devotion?
Which themes are present alongside love and devotion?
Obsession & possession
Which alliterative phrase creates unsettling sounds in the poem?
Which alliterative phrase creates unsettling sounds in the poem?
"wind and warp"
What does the key symbolise in the poem's conclusion?
What does the key symbolise in the poem's conclusion?
Ownership, secrecy, control, or knowledge
How is the poem's tone best described?
How is the poem's tone best described?
Adoration combined with unease
What is the purpose of ambiguity in 'All for You'?
What is the purpose of ambiguity in 'All for You'?
Deliberate technique forcing engagement
What does the refrain 'All for you' primarily signify in the poem?
What does the refrain 'All for you' primarily signify in the poem?
Someone being welcomed & entrusted w/ house
In 'strange stableyard,' what does 'strange' mean?
In 'strange stableyard,' what does 'strange' mean?
Unfamiliar, not-yet-one's-own
What does 'warm wings' refer to in the poem?
What does 'warm wings' refer to in the poem?
Architectural side wings of the house
What does 'rage of brushwood' and 'roots torn out and butchered' describe?
What does 'rage of brushwood' and 'roots torn out and butchered' describe?
Firewood preparation for ovens
What does 'the key still in your pocket' symbolize?
What does 'the key still in your pocket' symbolize?
Trust already given, access entrusted
Ní Chuilleanáin's narrative poems are described as what?
Ní Chuilleanáin's narrative poems are described as what?
Tales of 'life with the lid on'
What do the 'labelled shelves' suggest?
What do the 'labelled shelves' suggest?
Custodianship, catalogue, inheritance
How does Ní Chuilleanáin treat buildings in her architectural poems?
How does Ní Chuilleanáin treat buildings in her architectural poems?
Places of both containment & revelation
What is the dominant tone of 'All for You'?
What is the dominant tone of 'All for You'?
Quiet, watchful, welcoming
What do the tea chests represent?
What do the tea chests represent?
Inherited wealth & stored history