It's Not (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Which collection does 'It's Not' appear in?
Which collection does 'It's Not' appear in?
Life on Mars
What award did the collection 'Life on Mars' win?
What award did the collection 'Life on Mars' win?
Pulitzer Prize
What does 'Death was thinking what it owed him' (line 4) reflect?
What does 'Death was thinking what it owed him' (line 4) reflect?
Inevitability of death
Which Biblical phrase appears in Stanza 2?
Which Biblical phrase appears in Stanza 2?
Seek and ye shall find
What metaphor describes the father in Stanza 3?
What metaphor describes the father in Stanza 3?
Swimming through life
What does 'the white cloud of his hair' (line 19) symbolise?
What does 'the white cloud of his hair' (line 19) symbolise?
Memory & lingering presence
How does Smith portray death in terms of its finality?
How does Smith portray death in terms of its finality?
As continuation/transformation
What does 'He is only gone so far as we can tell' (line 18) reflect?
What does 'He is only gone so far as we can tell' (line 18) reflect?
Limitations of human understanding
What form is the poem written in?
What form is the poem written in?
Free verse
How many stanzas does 'It's Not' have?
How many stanzas does 'It's Not' have?
Four
What effect does personification of death create?
What effect does personification of death create?
Character-like presence
What is the effect of vivid imagery in the poem?
What is the effect of vivid imagery in the poem?
Anchors abstract ideas
What does enjambment create in 'It's Not'?
What does enjambment create in 'It's Not'?
Conversational & fluid tone