Morning Song (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What traditional expectation about motherhood does 'Morning Song' challenge?
What traditional expectation about motherhood does 'Morning Song' challenge?
Instant maternal bonding
What does the 'fat gold watch' metaphor in the opening line primarily suggest?
What does the 'fat gold watch' metaphor in the opening line primarily suggest?
Emotional distance & preciousness
What does 'gold' in 'fat gold watch' represent?
What does 'gold' in 'fat gold watch' represent?
Valuable & precious
How is maternal ambivalence defined in the poem's context?
How is maternal ambivalence defined in the poem's context?
Conflicting emotions: love & detachment
Why is the 'drafty museum' metaphor significant?
Why is the 'drafty museum' metaphor significant?
Observing precious things from a distance
What does 'I'm no more your mother' reveal about the speaker?
What does 'I'm no more your mother' reveal about the speaker?
Challenges expectations of instant bonding
What does the cloud metaphor express about the speaker's maternal role?
What does the cloud metaphor express about the speaker's maternal role?
Sense of impermanence & distance
Why is 'moth-breath' imagery significant?
Why is 'moth-breath' imagery significant?
Introduces softer, more intimate imagery
What dual nature does 'cow-heavy and floral' capture?
What dual nature does 'cow-heavy and floral' capture?
Physical burden & emerging beauty
How does the baby evolve in the mother's perception throughout the poem?
How does the baby evolve in the mother's perception throughout the poem?
Watch → statue → cat → vowel producer
What does 'clear vowels rise like balloons' convey?
What does 'clear vowels rise like balloons' convey?
Lightness, joy & upward movement
What does the baby becoming 'a cat' represent?
What does the baby becoming 'a cat' represent?
Progress seeing child as living being