The Second Voyage (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What literary technique does Ní Chuilleanáin use by adopting Odysseus's voice?
What literary technique does Ní Chuilleanáin use by adopting Odysseus's voice?
Persona poem
How is Odysseus portrayed in the poem?
How is Odysseus portrayed in the poem?
As a vulnerable figure
How are the waves described as they move past Odysseus?
How are the waves described as they move past Odysseus?
Crocodiling and miming past
What does the oar rammed between the waves' jaws symbolise?
What does the oar rammed between the waves' jaws symbolise?
Futile attempt to fight nature
What does the reference to Adam naming the beasts connect to?
What does the reference to Adam naming the beasts connect to?
The colonial mindset
In stanza 3, what emotion replaces Odysseus's anger?
In stanza 3, what emotion replaces Odysseus's anger?
Longing and homesickness
Which domestic image is NOT mentioned in Odysseus's fantasies of home?
Which domestic image is NOT mentioned in Odysseus's fantasies of home?
Fireplace embers
What do tears, sweat, & seawater blending in the final image symbolise?
What do tears, sweat, & seawater blending in the final image symbolise?
Breakdown of boundaries
What does the sea symbolise in contrast to land?
What does the sea symbolise in contrast to land?
Chaos and lack of control
How does traditional masculinity respond when control is threatened in the poem?
How does traditional masculinity respond when control is threatened in the poem?
With violence and rage
What effect does the sibilance in 'simmering sea' create?
What effect does the sibilance in 'simmering sea' create?
An ominous atmosphere
What phrase describes the ocean valleys that keep Odysseus trapped?
What phrase describes the ocean valleys that keep Odysseus trapped?
Profound unfenced valleys
What is the tone at the poem's ending?
What is the tone at the poem's ending?
Desolate and futile
What poetic technique does Ní Chuilleanáin use by adopting Odysseus's voice in 'The Second Voyage'?
What poetic technique does Ní Chuilleanáin use by adopting Odysseus's voice in 'The Second Voyage'?
Persona poem
According to Tiresias's prophecy, what must Odysseus do when people mistake his oar for a winnowing-fan?
According to Tiresias's prophecy, what must Odysseus do when people mistake his oar for a winnowing-fan?
Plant it & sacrifice to Poseidon
What is the central symbol of 'The Second Voyage'?
What is the central symbol of 'The Second Voyage'?
The oar
How are the waves described in the opening stanza?
How are the waves described in the opening stanza?
Crocodiling and miming past
What biblical allusion expresses Odysseus's desire to name and categorize the waves?
What biblical allusion expresses Odysseus's desire to name and categorize the waves?
As Adam named the Beasts
What do the domestic images (fountains, kettles, horsetroughs) have in common?
What do the domestic images (fountains, kettles, horsetroughs) have in common?
All involve contained water
What does the blending of tears, sweat, and seawater in the final image symbolize?
What does the blending of tears, sweat, and seawater in the final image symbolize?
The sea has entered him
How is Odysseus characterized in the poem?
How is Odysseus characterized in the poem?
An exile trying to get home
How does the poem's use of free verse and enjambment relate to its meaning?
How does the poem's use of free verse and enjambment relate to its meaning?
Mirrors drift of boat on water
What is the tone progression throughout 'The Second Voyage'?
What is the tone progression throughout 'The Second Voyage'?
Angry → wistful → desolate