The Searchers (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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Which collection does 'The Searchers' appear in?
Which collection does 'The Searchers' appear in?
Duende (2007)
What year was the John Ford Western film that inspired the poem?
What year was the John Ford Western film that inspired the poem?
1956
Who is Ethan Edwards in the poem?
Who is Ethan Edwards in the poem?
A Civil War veteran
What is the opening line of the poem?
What is the opening line of the poem?
'He wants to kill her for surviving'
Where did Debbie survive before Edwards found her?
Where did Debbie survive before Edwards found her?
Among the Comanche tribe
Which three main themes are explored in the poem?
Which three main themes are explored in the poem?
Loss, identity, control
What does the horse metaphor symbolise?
What does the horse metaphor symbolise?
Humanity's attempt to control life
What does 'a chimney burning in the mind' evoke?
What does 'a chimney burning in the mind' evoke?
Memories of a lost home
Which question in stanza 6 challenges control?
Which question in stanza 6 challenges control?
'Why do we insist our lives are ours?'
What poetic form is the poem written in?
What poetic form is the poem written in?
Free verse
How many stanzas does the poem have?
How many stanzas does the poem have?
Seven
What effect does enjambment create in the poem?
What effect does enjambment create in the poem?
Momentum and flow
What type of conclusion does the poem have?
What type of conclusion does the poem have?
Open-ended
How is the land personified in stanza 7?
How is the land personified in stanza 7?
Watching, not concerned
What is the townspeople's 'impossible wish'?
What is the townspeople's 'impossible wish'?
To forget