Feliks Skrzynecki
Home and Belonging
Poem Context + History
Random Trivia!
100
"Loved his garden like an only child" is an example of?
What is "simile".
100

the action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group.

What is "acceptance".

100

World War II started when Germany invaded which country?

Poland

100

Which country is the largest in the world?

Russia

200
"He swept its paths/Ten times around the world" demonstrates his dedication and devotion; he and the garden belong to one another. What poetic technique is this?
What is "Hyperbole?"
200

the state or experience of being rejected from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.

What is "alienation" or "loneliness"

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What country was Feliks born in?

Poland

200

What name is singer-actor Stefani Germanotta better known by?

Lady Gaga

300
Highlights the divide that is growing between him and his father as Australian culture creeps in on Peter's belonging. It has a feeling of sad awareness and creates a sense of loss. What metaphor used in the poem reflected this?
What is "further and further down Hadrian's Wall".
300

deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.

What is "exclusion."

300

Feliks worked as a labourer for the ______ Board

Water Board

300

Which country gives students the longest summer holiday? (Hint: It's in Europe)

Italy

400
"His Polish friends/Always shook hands too violently" "His Polish friends...Talking they reminisced about farms where paddocks flowered, with corn and wheat". What emphasises that the poet is an "outsider"?
What is "third person pronoun "they"".
400

cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

What is "isolation".

400
Feliks bought a house for the family at 10 Mary Street in the suburb of...

Regents Park

400

Where are cricket’s ears located?

On their legs

500
Polish language that is a barrier to Feliks' belonging in society. What quote in the poem reflects this?
What is What is "I/Remember words he taught me.../The curse that damned...I forgot my first Polish word./He repeated it so I never forgot".
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to withdraw into one's private world: E.g. When social pressures become too great, she simply _____.

What is "disconnects".

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According to this poem, how does Peter feel towards his dad?

He admires him, but feels there is a disconnect. 

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What percentage of all of the Earth’s wildlife is found in the ocean?

94%

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