Church going

Question 1

What are the 2 ideas within the poem?

Answer 1

1. Critiquing the religious faith
2. The enduring human need for meaning and purpose

Question 2

1 - ‘Another church…brownish now, some __ and stuff’

Answer 2

brass - dull, dosn’t see the church as anything of value/insignificant + dosn’t understand

Question 3

1 - ‘‘brewed __ knows how long’

Answer 3

God - Blasphemous = mocking them + further displaying how the speaker dismisses the church/religion

Question 4

1 - ‘Donate an __ sixth pence’

Answer 4

irish - dosn’t view it with any worth + dosn’t indulge in any traditions

Question 5

2 - ‘yet __ I did’

Answer 5

stop - discuss marker/volta = willing to acknowledge the power of the church

Question 6

2 - ‘marriage, and birth, and __’

Answer 6

death - listing = church holds some signigicance and value

Question 7

2 - ‘Stand in __ here’

Answer 7

silence - respect for religion

Question 8

2 - ‘A serious house on serious __’

Answer 8

earth - repeptition = the worthy role of religion/church within society