"Black bull". What technique is used here and why?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
What do the "eggs and milk" symbolise?
The destructive power of the bull
The fragility of the civilized world
The hunger of the bull
“as though perhaps / you could reduce a monster.” What technique is used here and why?
Enjambement
Caesura
Repetition
What is the double meaning of "threshold"?
A piece of farm machinery and the girl's fear
The entrance to the outhouse and a line separating one place from another
A rented property and a feeling of discovery
"Hot reek of him". What technique is used here and what for?
Synaesthesia. To show the girl’s senses are overwhelmed by her proximity to the bull
Onomatopoeia. To indicate the sound as well as the smell of the bull
Personification. To suggest the bull is the incarnation of the devil
What is it that the hens are "oblivious" of?
The presence of the bull and the presence of evil
The presence of the bull and the presence of the girl
The presence of the bull and the presence of the boys
Why is "Black Mass" capitalised?
It emphasises just how massive the bull is in stature
It is the name of a particular breed of bull
It is the name of the ceremony of worshipping the devil
"Antidote and Anti-Christ". What technique is being used here and what for?
Simile. To make us think of that the bull is the representation of the devil
Repetition. To give the reader the idea that there is something unnatural and simply wrong about this animal
Caesura. To make us stop and think that the bull is evil incarnated
What are "the big boys" doing when the girl runs past them?
Pulling the wings from butterflies and blowing up frogs with straws
They are standing in the farm lane
Trying to intimidate the girl
What does the possible spilling of the milk at the end of the poem refer to?
The death of the bull
The potential of physical harm to the girl
The potential for civilization to fail and for evil to gain the upper hand