The Universe is a House Party (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What collection does 'The Universe is a House Party' come from?
What collection does 'The Universe is a House Party' come from?
Life on Mars (2011)
What is the central metaphor of the poem?
What is the central metaphor of the poem?
The universe as a house party
What dual purpose does 'The universe is expanding' serve?
What dual purpose does 'The universe is expanding' serve?
Factual anchor & metaphor for life
Where are radio waves described as drifting?
Where are radio waves described as drifting?
To the edge of what doesn't end
What does the party 'your neighbors forget to invite you to' represent?
What does the party 'your neighbors forget to invite you to' represent?
Humanity's exclusion from universe
What does the final line 'Of course, it's ours' highlight?
What does the final line 'Of course, it's ours' highlight?
Humanity's self-importance
What images contrast with the universe's grandeur?
What images contrast with the universe's grandeur?
Postcards and panties
What do questions like 'Is it molten, atomic' convey?
What do questions like 'Is it molten, atomic' convey?
Wonder & human limitations
What features describe the imagined aliens?
What features describe the imagined aliens?
Pinprick mouths, nubbin limbs
What structural form does the poem use?
What structural form does the poem use?
Free verse
What does enjambment in the poem mimic?
What does enjambment in the poem mimic?
Ever-expanding universe
What does repetition of 'Of course, it's ours' reinforce?
What does repetition of 'Of course, it's ours' reinforce?
Critique of humanity's ego