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What tone is created by the phrase “even in rain I was happy”?
excited, content, energetic
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How does the simile of the winkles as torches connect to the idea of a quest in the poem?
The child carries the winkles like the hero of a myth returns with a prize.
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Why does Meehan include place names like Gardiner Street?
To make the poem seem more real
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What type of figurative language is “bulging fat with winkles proudly home, like torches”?
simile
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What poetic technique is seen in “ghosts on the stairs”?
imagery
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What technique is used when the winkles are described as “glisten blue like little night skies”?
Simile
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lifesaver
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rocket
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rocket
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thief
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What technique is used when the pub is described with “golden mirrors”?
Imagery
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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shark
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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lifesaver
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What effect does the direct speech from the mother and the winkle seller have?
Makes the story seem real
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How does the poet contrast light and dark imagery in the poem?
Tenement stairs are dark, bar is bright, child carries the winkles 'like torches'
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banana
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seesaw
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gift
Win 20 points!
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banana
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