Summit Beach, 1921 (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What year is the poem set in, and why is this historically significant?
What year is the poem set in, and why is this historically significant?
1921, during the segregation era
What does the young woman choose to do at the beach celebration?
What does the young woman choose to do at the beach celebration?
She sits by the fire & does not dance
What physical feature does the woman have that reminds her of past injury?
What physical feature does the woman have that reminds her of past injury?
A scar on her knee that winks
What advice did the woman's father give her about patience and self-worth?
What advice did the woman's father give her about patience and self-worth?
'don't be so fast, / you're all you've got'
Which metaphor establishes the woman's sense of self-worth in the poem?
Which metaphor establishes the woman's sense of self-worth in the poem?
'She was gold'
What narrative perspective does the poem use?
What narrative perspective does the poem use?
Third-person narrator ('she')
Which poetic technique does Dove use when describing the scar as 'winking'?
Which poetic technique does Dove use when describing the scar as 'winking'?
Personification
What does the 1920s slang phrase 'cut the wing' mean in the poem?
What does the 1920s slang phrase 'cut the wing' mean in the poem?
To dance
How does the poem end, providing a hopeful and liberating final image?
How does the poem end, providing a hopeful and liberating final image?
Stepping off a roof with invisible wings
What is the poem's central theme regarding relationships?
What is the poem's central theme regarding relationships?
Self-respect & patience in love
How does the woman imagine her future love will feel?
How does the woman imagine her future love will feel?
Like music skittering up her calf
How does the poem's structure progress through different stages?
How does the poem's structure progress through different stages?
Public scene → private choice → hope