Bishop LC Poems: Filling Station

What exclamation does Bishop open this poem with? (FS)

• Oh, but it is dirty!

• Oh it is dirty!

• Oh, it is so dirty!

• Oh, that's shocking!!

What two terms does she use in the first stanza to describe the oil around the filling station? (FS)

• oil-soaked

• oil-permeated

• oil-saturated

• oil-polluted

• oil-spattered

We can see a gentle, _____________ humour in the closing line of the first verse- what is the adjective? (FS)

Bishop warns you to 'Be __________' in the first stanza of Filling Station?

As Bishop observes the father and his sons in the filling station, what terms would describe her reaction to their appearance? (FS)

• intrigued

• piqued

• oblivious

• ambivalent

• arrested

As Bishop pays more attention to the surroundings, she surmises that it is a family filling station. What is the first feature she notes in her observations?

• the cement porch

• the wickerwork

• the dog

• the doily

• the taboret

What quote denotes colour in the scene? 'Some........' (FS)

Where was the taboret set? (FS)

What feature in particular does Bishop find most incongruous in the whole scene? (FS)

• the doily

• the taboret

• the begonia plant

• the dog

• the comic books

What did Bishop say about the plant in the last verse in Filling Station?