Trying to Talk with a Man (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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How many nuclear tests were conducted in Nevada between 1951 and 1992?
How many nuclear tests were conducted in Nevada between 1951 and 1992?
Over 1,000
How many lines and stanzas make up Rich's poem?
How many lines and stanzas make up Rich's poem?
39 lines in nine stanzas
What does the Nevada desert symbolise in the poem?
What does the Nevada desert symbolise in the poem?
The couple's emotional sterility
How is silence characterised in the poem?
How is silence characterised in the poem?
As 'came with us and is familiar'
What is the opening line of the poem?
What is the opening line of the poem?
Out in this desert we are testing bombs
What do the 'dull green succulents' represent?
What do the 'dull green succulents' represent?
Storing water internally
How does the husband view his wife according to the poem?
How does the husband view his wife according to the poem?
Like an emergency
What paradoxical feeling does the speaker express?
What paradoxical feeling does the speaker express?
More helpless with than without him
What does the underground river symbolise?
What does the underground river symbolise?
Emotional currents beneath surface
What dual meaning does 'condemned scenery' carry?
What dual meaning does 'condemned scenery' carry?
Designated for destruction & doomed
What does the husband focus on whilst the wife focuses on emotional issues?
What does the husband focus on whilst the wife focuses on emotional issues?
The danger & list the equipment
Why does Rich use 'talk with' rather than 'talk to' in the title?
Why does Rich use 'talk with' rather than 'talk to' in the title?
To suggest genuine dialogue desire
Which words carry double meanings throughout the poem?
Which words carry double meanings throughout the poem?
Condemned, emergency, testing, power