Ghazal (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In which year was the collection 'Wade in the Water' published?
In which year was the collection 'Wade in the Water' published?
2018
What is the origin of the traditional ghazal form?
What is the origin of the traditional ghazal form?
Arabic poetry
How is the sky described in the opening line of the poem?
How is the sky described in the opening line of the poem?
Dry pitiless white
What metaphor is used to describe history in stanza 2?
What metaphor is used to describe history in stanza 2?
A ship forever setting sail
What imagery represents suffering in stanza 2?
What imagery represents suffering in stanza 2?
Mountains of men, oceans of bone
In stanza 4, how is the dispersal of identity described?
In stanza 4, how is the dispersal of identity described?
Blown from tree to tree
How do voices progress in stanza 5?
How do voices progress in stanza 5?
Moan to growl to hound's low bray
What repeated word in stanza 6 conveys emotional burden?
What repeated word in stanza 6 conveys emotional burden?
Fraught
What is identified as the central theme of 'Ghazal'?
What is identified as the central theme of 'Ghazal'?
Identity & erasure
What repeated refrain unifies the couplets?
What repeated refrain unifies the couplets?
Our name
What structural feature characterises the ghazal form?
What structural feature characterises the ghazal form?
Independent couplets
What is the term for the repeated phrase in a ghazal?
What is the term for the repeated phrase in a ghazal?
Radif
What purpose do rhetorical questions serve in the poem?
What purpose do rhetorical questions serve in the poem?
Engage reader & provoke introspection
What does 'our name' symbolise in the poem?
What does 'our name' symbolise in the poem?
Identity & collective memory