Eulogy for a Library debrief crossword
Across
- 3. The gradual destruction of Fisher Library is described with this mournful emotion.
- 5. Reference to “Alice in Wonderland” is an example of this technique.
- 6. Simmonds compares the destruction of the library to violence and catastrophe through this device.
- 7. The depiction of the library as a “sprawling wonderland” evokes this genre.
- 11. The text’s description of the vast, dizzying library evokes a sense of __________.
- 13. Imagery of university life as “perfumed air” and “soft purple bells” creates this kind of atmosphere.
- 14. Simmonds adopts this tone when describing the modern librarians versus the old.
- 16. The complaint about being “ambushed by books” is best described as what kind of tone?
- 20. The author says she “met Fisher”, which demonstrates this literary device.
- 21. The loss of traditional library culture is presented as a cultural __________.
- 22. The essay mourns a cultural and intellectual __________.
- 24. Falling into “rabbit holes” is a metaphor for unexpected __________.
- 25. The essay as a whole is structured as this type of sorrowful tribute.
Down
- 1. Simmonds expresses deep __________ for libraries, treating them almost as sacred spaces.
- 2. Falling into “rabbit holes” is a recurring __________ about discovery in the essay.
- 4. The modernization of the library is described as an attack by __________ invaders.
- 8. The text laments the end of __________ learning – finding things by happy accident.
- 9. Simmonds includes references to “muses” and “arcadias,” drawing on this broad literary tradition.
- 10. The text’s extended metaphor of modernisation as an attack by barbarians is an example of this technique.
- 12. Simmonds’ use of modal verbs and capitals (e.g., “SHOULD fall down”) provides passionate __________.
- 15. The tone at the beginning evokes a sense of longing for the past, also known as __________.
- 17. Simmonds is implicitly __________ about claims that students learn better in noisy open-plan libraries.
- 18. Sharp __________ is used to highlight the transformation from grandeur to banality.
- 19. What term describes how Simmonds contrast old and new library experiences?
- 23. By personifying books, Simmonds gives it __________ to “ambush” or “accost.”