Combined: Deer Hit + "Lodged" Analysis & Paired Questions + Before you were mine + Poem Ana...

Question 1

What is the tone of this poem?

Accepted Answer

kidding

Question 2

What hyperbole could be added after line 5 to add to the scene?

Accepted Answer

It was as though a thousand storms had passed.

Question 3

What is Heaney comparing his father to?

Accepted Answer

Himself

Question 4

What type of dance does the mother and daughter perform when they were young?

Accepted Answer

Cha cha cha

Question 5

The speaker compares the deer's hair to ______.

Accepted Answer

dust

Question 6

What is the meaning of smote as it is used in line 3?

Accepted Answer

beaten; thrashed

Question 7

Which quote shows that the mother is glamorous?

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'sparkle and waltz and laugh'

Question 8

Line 5 contains...

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 9

Why does the doe spin around in a circle?

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paralyzed

Question 10

Where does the car land when the driver hits the brakes?

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ditch

Question 11

What is the extended metaphor found in this poem?

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Comparing spade to pen

Question 12

Laura and Petrarch are examples of

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Allusion

Question 13

What literary device is Heaney using when he writes, "spade sinks into gravellyground"?

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alliteration

Question 14

What is the poem "Before You Were Mine" all about?

Accepted Answer

Someone looking at photos of their mother when she was young

Question 15

Which of these is not a theme in the poem?

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Romantic love

Question 16

Identify the driver's injury.

Accepted Answer

broken nose

Question 17

The tone of "Lodged" is ___________ while the tone of "The Broken Pitcher" is _________.

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somber; encouraging

Question 18

Who does the poetic voice blame for her mother having no fun

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Themselves

Question 19

What is the theme of this poem?

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Sonnets are too restrictive

Question 20

What would the best alternate title be?

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Digging Becomes Writing

Question 21

What literary device is Heaney using when he writes, "Loving their cool hardness in our hands"?

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 22

According to the poem, how is the author like his grandfather and father?

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they all dig

Question 23

The deer in the car is compared to a _____.

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ghost

Question 24

How does the author state his theme?

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Through humor

Question 25

Both "Lodged" and "The Broken Pitcher" have...

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dialogue.

Question 26

Using context clues, what does the word "rasping" mean?

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grating

Question 27

The speaker picks up the deer like a ____.

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bride

Question 28

"beautiful body" is an example of _____.

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alliteration

Question 29

Both the speaker of the poem and Daisy from "The Broken Pitcher" are...

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enduring.

Question 30

What happens through each stanza?

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Time goes forward

Question 31

The speaker compares his father to a _____.

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gangster

Question 32

What could be added to the title to enhance it? "Sonnet...

Accepted Answer

The Most Difficult Poem

Question 33

"ten more left like rows of little beans" is an example of

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simile

Question 34

Where is the poem set?

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Scotland

Question 35

"to launch a little ship" is an example of

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metaphor

Question 36

Who is the mother compared to?

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Marilyn Monroe

Question 37

What opinion does the author have of his grandfather?

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He was the best

Question 38

What noise does a deer make?

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bleat

Question 39

What is the theme of this poem?

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Carrying on the family tradition

Question 40

In the poem, all of the following are personified except—

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the speaker

Question 41

What is the tone of this poem?

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nostalgic

Question 42

What literary device is Heaney using when he writes, "cold smell of potato mould"?

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imagery

Question 43

What else could Collins mean by "take off those crazy medieval tights"?

Accepted Answer

Sonnets are like tights

Question 44

The driver first sees only the deer's ____.

Accepted Answer

eyes

Question 45

How many years distance is there between mother and daughter at the start?

Accepted Answer

10 years

Question 46

Using context clues, what does the word "spade" mean?

Accepted Answer

shovel

Question 47

Collins uses when he writes about "iambic bongos"? What are the things he is comparing?

Accepted Answer

syllables and drum beats

Combined: Deer Hit + "Lodged" Analysis & Paired Questions + Before you were mine + Poem Ana...

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Combined: Deer Hit + "Lodged" Analysis & Paired Questions + Before you were mine + Poem Ana...

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