Dominion over the beasts of the Earth (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the name of Tracy K. Smith's debut collection that includes this poem?
What is the name of Tracy K. Smith's debut collection that includes this poem?
The Body's Question
Which Biblical reference does the poem's title draw upon?
Which Biblical reference does the poem's title draw upon?
Genesis 2:19
Where does the teenage encounter in the poem take place?
Where does the teenage encounter in the poem take place?
A hacienda in Mexico
What are Mauricio's hands compared to in the poem?
What are Mauricio's hands compared to in the poem?
Magnolias
What does Mauricio's Spanish phrase 'Hazlo que te da La puta gana' symbolise?
What does Mauricio's Spanish phrase 'Hazlo que te da La puta gana' symbolise?
Carefree, dominant attitude
What does the imagery of 'dark rooms' and 'exquisite dust' suggest?
What does the imagery of 'dark rooms' and 'exquisite dust' suggest?
Physicality & youthful excitement
What structural form does the poem use?
What structural form does the poem use?
Free verse
What technique creates momentum by letting lines run into the next without pause?
What technique creates momentum by letting lines run into the next without pause?
Enjambment
What does the wedding band being 'Two sizes too loose' symbolise?
What does the wedding band being 'Two sizes too loose' symbolise?
Misfit relationship
What is Mauricio at 13 compared to in the poem?
What is Mauricio at 13 compared to in the poem?
Sunset over the Pacific
What does the speaker burn as a symbolic act of closure?
What does the speaker burn as a symbolic act of closure?
Their shared letters
What does 'a spool that would not stay wound' represent about adult Mauricio?
What does 'a spool that would not stay wound' represent about adult Mauricio?
Unpredictability & instability