Metaphorically speaking who is the ‘ferryman’ from the title?
Poseidon
Charon
Satan
What does the expression magnetized suggest about the speaker’s decision to go into the pool room?
magnetized
He doesn’t want to go into the room
He is meeting a friend in the pool room
He is drawn there involuntarily
The pool table is described as having an intestinal rumble. Which technique is used here?
intestinal rumble
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
What impression do we get of the pool table?
It is brand new
It is old and worn
It is gigantic
The black did the vanishing trick refers to what?
The black did the vanishing trick
The speaker potting the black ball and also death itself.
The pub owner taking the black ball.
The speaker hiding the black ball in his pocket.
The verb chugged uses which technique?
chugged
Alliteration
Sibilance
Onomatopoeia
Which of the following does the metaphor foaming lip not describe?
foaming lip
The wave at the shoreline
The Guinness on the speaker's lip
The pocket of the pool table
What does a nutter’s persistence suggest?
a nutter’s persistence
The speaker in the poem is playing pool against someone with mental health issues
It would be crazy for someone to constantly try and comprehend death
The pub owner has metal health issues
Who is the losing opponent?
losing opponent
The speaker’s friend
The ferryman
The speaker himself
What does the phrase for next time suggest?
for next time
That death will come for us all eventually
That the speaker will come back for another game
That there will be a pool tournament in a few weeks