Blackbird Poem Qiz

A crossword to help you to familiarise yourself with the poem

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The name of the place - the family home
glanmore
1 of 22
type of bird
blackbird
2 of 22
An omen of doom
portent
3 of 22
onomatopoeia
clunk
4 of 22
movement
hedgehop
5 of 22
A previous poem - "Midterm - "
break
6 of 22
Suggests lack of movement in death
stillness
7 of 22
A word that suggests life - a celebration of movement, perhaps?
dancer
8 of 22
What kind of ghostly son?
haunter
9 of 22
The shiny mouth of this particular bird
goldbeak
10 of 22
The chattering of a live brother/child - maybe cheeky?
talkback
11 of 22
"On the ------" when I arrive"
grass
12 of 22
Who imagines "yon bird" as a portent of doom?
neighbour
13 of 22
What relation to the poet?
brother
14 of 22
the bird is a ----between the living and the dead
link
15 of 22
The blackbird is ---- of the man
wary
16 of 22
There is a keen sense of sadness and P------- to this poem
poignancy
17 of 22
The poem suggests that the writer cannot get over the what of his brother?
death
18 of 22
"One gone to him" - who?
god
19 of 22
Life could be said to be a ----- between life and death
journey
20 of 22
Often used as a metaphor for death or a ghost
shadow
21 of 22
He sees himself from this viewpoint (looking down)
birdseyeview
22 of 22

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

type of bird

Back

blackbird

Card 3

Front

An omen of doom

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

onomatopoeia

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

movement

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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