An Irish Airman Foresees his Death (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In what year did Yeats write 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death'?
In what year did Yeats write 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death'?
1918
Who was the poem written as a memorial to?
Who was the poem written as a memorial to?
Robert Gregory
What is the speaker's homeland called in the poem?
What is the speaker's homeland called in the poem?
Kiltartan Cross
What motivated the speaker to fight, according to the poem?
What motivated the speaker to fight, according to the poem?
A lonely impulse of delight
How does the speaker describe his countrymen?
How does the speaker describe his countrymen?
Kiltartan's poor
What does the speaker say about those he fights and guards?
What does the speaker say about those he fights and guards?
He doesn't hate or love either
What poetic form does 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death' take?
What poetic form does 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death' take?
Elegy
What meter does Yeats use throughout the poem?
What meter does Yeats use throughout the poem?
Iambic tetrameter
What is the rhyme scheme of each quatrain in the poem?
What is the rhyme scheme of each quatrain in the poem?
ABAB
How many lines does the poem contain?
How many lines does the poem contain?
Sixteen
What technique allows direct access to the airman's thoughts?
What technique allows direct access to the airman's thoughts?
Dramatic monologue
What poetic device is the repetition of 'nor' in lines 9-10?
What poetic device is the repetition of 'nor' in lines 9-10?
Anaphora
What do 'the clouds above' symbolise in the poem?
What do 'the clouds above' symbolise in the poem?
Threshold between life & death