Elm (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Who wrote the poem 'Elm' and to what poetic movement did they belong?
Who wrote the poem 'Elm' and to what poetic movement did they belong?
Sylvia Plath, confessional poetry
What stanza form does 'Elm' use throughout?
What stanza form does 'Elm' use throughout?
Tercets (three-line stanzas)
What verse form is 'Elm' written in?
What verse form is 'Elm' written in?
Free verse
What is the most significant poetic device used throughout the entire poem?
What is the most significant poetic device used throughout the entire poem?
Extended metaphor
What does the speaker compare love to when describing its insubstantial nature?
What does the speaker compare love to when describing its insubstantial nature?
A shadow
What animal does the elm compare love to when describing its departure?
What animal does the elm compare love to when describing its departure?
A horse with hooves galloping away
What deadly poison does the elm compare the aftermath of love to?
What deadly poison does the elm compare the aftermath of love to?
Arsenic
What imagery describes how emotional pain manifests physically in the speaker's body?
What imagery describes how emotional pain manifests physically in the speaker's body?
Burning filaments or a hand of wires
How is the moon personified in the poem?
How is the moon personified in the poem?
As a barren woman
What does the 'dark thing that sleeps in me' represent?
What does the 'dark thing that sleeps in me' represent?
Depression or despair
What word is repeated three times in the poem's final line for emphasis?
What word is repeated three times in the poem's final line for emphasis?
Kill
What poetic device creates a stream of consciousness effect in 'Elm'?
What poetic device creates a stream of consciousness effect in 'Elm'?
Enjambment
What does the crying bird with 'hooks' symbolise in the poem?
What does the crying bird with 'hooks' symbolise in the poem?
Desperate search for new love