The Artane Band (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
What role did Jessica Traynor hold at the Abbey Theatre?
What role did Jessica Traynor hold at the Abbey Theatre?
Literary Manager
What poetic form is 'The Artane Band' written in?
What poetic form is 'The Artane Band' written in?
Tercets
Where is the poem's setting?
Where is the poem's setting?
Croke Park stadium in Dublin
What is the poem's central message?
What is the poem's central message?
Silence always breaks eventually
What was Artane Industrial School designed for?
What was Artane Industrial School designed for?
Young people with offences or deemed troublesome
What sensory detail does the child remember most vividly?
What sensory detail does the child remember most vividly?
Smell of men's coats with rain and beer
What does 'mea culpa' mean?
What does 'mea culpa' mean?
Through my fault
What metaphor does the father's pointing gesture evoke?
What metaphor does the father's pointing gesture evoke?
Roman emperor deciding gladiators' fates
What sound technique is used in 'seaweed stink'?
What sound technique is used in 'seaweed stink'?
Sibilance
Why is the word 'bold' ironic in the final stanzas?
Why is the word 'bold' ironic in the final stanzas?
Boys were victims, not confident performers
What is identified as the primary theme of the poem?
What is identified as the primary theme of the poem?
Coming of age
What two emotions does the poem evoke?
What two emotions does the poem evoke?
Abandonment and disgust