Reciprocities by Cathal Lagan (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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Where was Cathal Lagan born?
Where was Cathal Lagan born?
Northern Ireland
What does 'reciprocities' mean in the poem?
What does 'reciprocities' mean in the poem?
Mutual give-and-take relationship
What is the poem's extended metaphor?
What is the poem's extended metaphor?
Knitting a jersey
What does the knitting symbolically represent?
What does the knitting symbolically represent?
How mother shapes son's character
Which simile appears in the poem?
Which simile appears in the poem?
'like a priest at Mass'
What oxymoron is used in the poem?
What oxymoron is used in the poem?
'gentle tuck'
What form is the poem written in?
What form is the poem written in?
Free verse
What tone does the poem maintain?
What tone does the poem maintain?
Warm and appreciative
What does the wool symbolize?
What does the wool symbolize?
Connection between mother and child
Why does the poem use enjambment?
Why does the poem use enjambment?
To mirror knitting & ongoing relation