Fireman’s Lift (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What are the main themes explored in 'Fireman's Lift'?
What are the main themes explored in 'Fireman's Lift'?
Love, care, and death
Which cathedral did Ní Chuilleanáin visit in 1963 that inspired the poem?
Which cathedral did Ní Chuilleanáin visit in 1963 that inspired the poem?
Parma Cathedral
Which artist created the 16th-century fresco that inspired the poem?
Which artist created the 16th-century fresco that inspired the poem?
Correggio
What does the title 'Fireman's Lift' refer to?
What does the title 'Fireman's Lift' refer to?
A way of lifting someone unable to support themselves
How did the poet describe 'Fireman's Lift'?
How did the poet describe 'Fireman's Lift'?
A 'cheering-up poem'
What aspect of Correggio's fresco does the poem specifically focus on?
What aspect of Correggio's fresco does the poem specifically focus on?
The physical effort of lifting & supporting weight
What is the cathedral's cupola compared to in the poem's opening?
What is the cathedral's cupola compared to in the poem's opening?
A 'big tree' reaching towards heaven
What does the 'stone petticoat' metaphor suggest?
What does the 'stone petticoat' metaphor suggest?
Maternal comfort and protection
What do bodies transform into in the poem?
What do bodies transform into in the poem?
'Bridges, cranes and cradles'
How does the poem conclude?
How does the poem conclude?
Virgin disappears 'behind the edge of the cloud'
From what perspective does the poem emphasise viewing the fresco?
From what perspective does the poem emphasise viewing the fresco?
From below, as the artist intended
Which literary technique uses the Assumption to explore personal loss?
Which literary technique uses the Assumption to explore personal loss?
Religious allegory
What time span does the dedication 'Parma 1963 – Dublin 1994' represent?
What time span does the dedication 'Parma 1963 – Dublin 1994' represent?
A 31-year gap
How did Ní Chuilleanáin describe 'Fireman's Lift'?
How did Ní Chuilleanáin describe 'Fireman's Lift'?
A 'cheering-up poem'
What does the title 'Fireman's Lift' refer to?
What does the title 'Fireman's Lift' refer to?
Nurses lifting her dying mother
What is described as the poem's 'thematic heart'?
What is described as the poem's 'thematic heart'?
'This is what love sees, that angle'
What does the 'stone petticoat' metaphor represent?
What does the 'stone petticoat' metaphor represent?
The dome as a maternal garment
Which verbs describe the Virgin's lifting in stanza 2?
Which verbs describe the Virgin's lifting in stanza 2?
Hauled, heaving, crowding, supporting
Where does the poem end in its final image?
Where does the poem end in its final image?
To the edge of the cloud
Which poem is 'Fireman's Lift' usually compared with?
Which poem is 'Fireman's Lift' usually compared with?
'Deaths and Engines'
How is the cupola described in the opening stanza?
How is the cupola described in the opening stanza?
'The big tree of the cupola'
How is the phrase 'fall-out of brightness' characterized?
How is the phrase 'fall-out of brightness' characterized?
Modern, faintly nuclear image