Durcan: Parents & Wife Who ...

Question 1

The husband in "Wife ..." displays loyalty and love to his wife.

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False

Question 2

Both voices in "Wife ..." are male?

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True

Question 3

In "Wife..." the family are watching:

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Kojak

Question 4

Some of the themes explored in "Wife.." are

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Irish society, marriage, strength & power of women

Question 5

The tone of "Wife ..." is

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darkly comical

Question 6

The language the man uses in "Wife ..." is

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emotionally charged

Question 7

The "sea" referred to in "Parents" five times in the poem represents:

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distance between parents/child & symbol of child's own world

Question 8

In "Parents" the relationship between parent and child is

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mysterious and unfathomable

Question 9

In "Wife ..." Durcan emphasises 'Irishness' by

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using the names 'Queen Maeve' and Justice O'Bradaigh

Question 10

In "Parents" the poet feels like a "fearful fish"?

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true

Question 11

"Parents" is a

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personal poem

Question 12

Wife is written in

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a pseudo journalistic style

Question 13

The central image used in "Parents" is

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sea, aquatic

Question 14

In "Parents" Durcan explores

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estrangement between parent and child,anxiety of new parents

Question 15

In "Wife ..." Durcan also highlights

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the imbalance between judicial system and reality

Question 16

"Parents" discusses which two of the following:

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overwhelming responsibility felt by new parents, intensity of parental love

Question 17

In "Wife ..." what did the judge think was a "... basic unit of society"?

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the family

Question 18

Wife Who Smashed ... is a

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a 'public poem'

Question 19

"foreheads furrowed" is an example of

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alliteration

Question 20

The reference in "Wife..." to Queen Maeve is

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a mythical reference

Question 21

The tone in "Parents" is:

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unease towards new life ahead

Question 22

What is Durcan trying to highlight in "Wife..."? (choose 2)

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Impact of new technology (TV) on Irish family life, The impact of Americanisation and TV on Ireland in 1970s

Question 23

In Parents "fearful fish" is

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a metaphor comparing the parents to fish

Question 24

"Parents" is written in

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free verse

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