The Universe as Primal Scream (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Which Pulitzer Prize-winning collection features 'The Universe as Primal Scream'?
Which Pulitzer Prize-winning collection features 'The Universe as Primal Scream'?
Life on Mars
At what specific time do the children begin screaming in the poem?
At what specific time do the children begin screaming in the poem?
5pm on the nose
Which Biblical prophet is referenced when imagining riding to glory?
Which Biblical prophet is referenced when imagining riding to glory?
Elijah
What does the mother feel proud of nurturing to such might?
What does the mother feel proud of nurturing to such might?
Four pink lungs
What color sequence does the sky pass through in the poem?
What color sequence does the sky pass through in the poem?
Blue, red, molten gold, black
What two contrasting visions of the afterlife does the poem present?
What two contrasting visions of the afterlife does the poem present?
Old Testament robes vs infinity of space
Which mundane sounds are mentioned in the final stanza?
Which mundane sounds are mentioned in the final stanza?
Stereo on shuffle & chopping onions
What comparison is used to describe the children's screaming at the poem's end?
What comparison is used to describe the children's screaming at the poem's end?
Like the Dawn of Man
Which scientific theory inspired the poem's exploration of creation?
Which scientific theory inspired the poem's exploration of creation?
Big Bang
What verse form is 'The Universe as Primal Scream' written in?
What verse form is 'The Universe as Primal Scream' written in?
Free verse
How many stanzas make up the poem's structure?
How many stanzas make up the poem's structure?
Four
Which phrase demonstrates alliteration when describing the children's cries?
Which phrase demonstrates alliteration when describing the children's cries?
Shrill and metallic