An Acre of Grass (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What two opposing forces create the poem's central internal struggle?
What two opposing forces create the poem's central internal struggle?
Declining physical strength vs. intellect
What does 'an acre of green grass' symbolise in the poem?
What does 'an acre of green grass' symbolise in the poem?
Old age, retirement, and confinement
Which line directly acknowledges the speaker's physical deterioration?
Which line directly acknowledges the speaker's physical deterioration?
'Now strength of body goes'
What has the speaker lost according to stanza 2?
What has the speaker lost according to stanza 2?
His 'loose imagination'
How does the poem's tone shift between the beginning and end?
How does the poem's tone shift between the beginning and end?
From quiet/resigned to urgent/passionate
What does the speaker plead to be granted?
What does the speaker plead to be granted?
'An old man's frenzy'
What did William Blake do according to the poem?
What did William Blake do according to the poem?
Beat upon the wall till Truth obeyed his call
What does the 'old house' metaphorically represent?
What does the 'old house' metaphorically represent?
The aging body
What does Yeats believe the mind can do despite physical decline?
What does Yeats believe the mind can do despite physical decline?
Transcend physical limitations
What does 'an old man's eagle mind' represent?
What does 'an old man's eagle mind' represent?
Sharp, visionary intelligence
What does 'Shake the dead in their shrouds' suggest about the speaker's artistic ambition?
What does 'Shake the dead in their shrouds' suggest about the speaker's artistic ambition?
Create work vital enough to disturb the dead
What does 'My temptation is quiet' symbolise?
What does 'My temptation is quiet' symbolise?
Resignation and passive existence
How is Truth personified in relation to Blake?
How is Truth personified in relation to Blake?
As something that 'obeyed his call'
What does 'Myself must I remake' indicate about the speaker's approach to aging?
What does 'Myself must I remake' indicate about the speaker's approach to aging?
Conscious act of self-transformation