On Lacking the Killer Instinct (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the central unifying symbol in the poem?
What is the central unifying symbol in the poem?
The hare
What does the 'killer instinct' represent in the poem?
What does the 'killer instinct' represent in the poem?
Fierce determination to survive
Where did the poet flee when her father was dying?
Where did the poet flee when her father was dying?
To the hills
What does 'glad power' represent in the poem?
What does 'glad power' represent in the poem?
Exhilaration from survival instinct
Who pursued the father during his escape?
Who pursued the father during his escape?
A lorry of soldiers
How did the father disguise himself during his escape?
How did the father disguise himself during his escape?
Towel half covering his face
What three narratives does the hare connect?
What three narratives does the hare connect?
Poet's retreat, father's escape, hare
What does the brown bog water symbolise?
What does the brown bog water symbolise?
Purification and acceptance
What does the speaker regret in her final reflection?
What does the speaker regret in her final reflection?
Running away
What do the greyhounds symbolise?
What do the greyhounds symbolise?
Threat, pursuit, and danger
Which sound device is used in 'sitting still'?
Which sound device is used in 'sitting still'?
Sibilance
Which tone does the poem NOT display?
Which tone does the poem NOT display?
Anger
What is the central unifying symbol that connects all three narratives in the poem?
What is the central unifying symbol that connects all three narratives in the poem?
The hare
In this poem, what does 'killer instinct' actually mean?
In this poem, what does 'killer instinct' actually mean?
The fierce instinct to survive
During which historical period did the father's escape from soldiers take place?
During which historical period did the father's escape from soldiers take place?
Irish War of Independence 1919-1921
What does 'glad power' represent in the poem?
What does 'glad power' represent in the poem?
Exhilaration from survival instinct
How did the father disguise himself when soldiers found him in the kitchen?
How did the father disguise himself when soldiers found him in the kitchen?
Drying his face with a towel
What sound device is used in the phrase 'sitting still'?
What sound device is used in the phrase 'sitting still'?
Sibilance
What poetic form does Ní Chuilleanáin use in this poem?
What poetic form does Ní Chuilleanáin use in this poem?
Free verse
What does the brown bog water symbolize at the poem's end?
What does the brown bog water symbolize at the poem's end?
Primitive ritual & ambiguous renewal
What genre best describes this poem?
What genre best describes this poem?
An elegy
Where did the poet flee to during her father's final illness?
Where did the poet flee to during her father's final illness?
The hills