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Which word in line 2 imitates a sound, and what is the device called?
Think of the noise the door makes behind the speaker.
In stanza 2 the building's echoes seem to snigger at the speaker. Name the device and say what it adds to the poem.
Which device gives human actions to something that is not human?
Which device is used when the echoes seem to snigger at the speaker?
The building is given human behaviour.
What is the main effect of repeating the word serious in the final stanza?
Think about why a poet repeats a word at the very end of a poem.
Write a paragraph of about 120 words on how irony works in "Church Going".
Give two or three examples, say what each reveals about the speaker, and end with the title.
Choose five devices from the poem and, for each one, give its name, where it appears and its effect.
Use the same three-part pattern for each device: name, place, effect.
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