The Poet
Themes
Imagery
Meaning
Structure
100
What is the poet's name?
Kevin Halligan
100
What is Anthropomorphism?
It is personification on animals.
100
What is the meaning of skirting?
It is to avoid.
100
What does the cockroach symbolize?
Human beings in general or the narrator/author.
100
Where is the turning point of this poem?
Line 11. "And stopped."
200
Kevin Halligan, even though born in Canada considered himself to be a An_______e
Anglophile (Someone who loves England)
200
What's the persona "cockroach" stand for?
Ms.Jones decides which group should get this 200 points!
200
What other images does a cockroach give you? (flowers) (crackers) (sewage dump)
sewage dump
200
Why might the writer describe the cockroach as being, "giant"?
To be unspecific to imply that it might be human sized.
200
What kind of poem is The Cockroach (due to it's structure)?
A sonnet
300
Where did he grow up?
Toronto
300
What is the higher meaning of the cockroach in the poem?
It is a metaphor for human existence.
300
Does the image of the cockroach related to the poet?
yes, as seen in the last line 'except I thought i recognised myself'
300
What belief connects to, "some vicious crime A former life had led to"?
reincarnation
300
What kind of sonnet is The Cockroach?
Shakespearean
400
What continent was the cockroach written on?
Asia
400
What is the effect of using anthropomorphism in this poem ?
It compares the reader to the cockroach in term of behavior and value
400
What does the image of a cockroach 'circling the rusty table leg' symbolize?
Ms jones decides the which group get the points!
400
Why is this poem like a mirror?
Because in the end we find that instead of the narrator just looking at a cockroach he is observing his metaphorical self.
400
What technique marks the turning point near the end of the poem?
Caesura
500
What is Kevin Halligan's middle name?
He doesn't have one.
500
Explain existentialism and what it has to do with the poem.
Existentialism is the theory of how life is completely meaningless. By connecting the narrator to the cockroach at the end of the poem it demonstrates that the narrator has equal purpose in life to the cockroach.
500
Does the image of the cockroach change the tone of the poem?
Ms Jones decides which group deserves the 500!
500
What does the quote "due payment for a vicious crime" signify?
reincarnation
500
How many times is caesura used in the poem?
3!
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