Themes — Nationalism, Spirituality, and Transformation (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Oxymoron in Easter 1916
Oxymoron in Easter 1916
Terrible beauty - sacrifice births identity through violence
4 leaders named in Easter 1916
4 leaders named in Easter 1916
MacDonagh, MacBride, Connolly, Pearse
Airman's motivation for flying
Airman's motivation for flying
A lonely impulse of delight
What are gyres in Yeats?
What are gyres in Yeats?
2,000-yr cycles of order/chaos in civilisation & individuals
Rough beast in The Second Coming
Rough beast in The Second Coming
New antithetical epoch birthing monstrosity, not hope
Byzantium symbolises
Byzantium symbolises
Eternal artistic civilisation; spirit triumphs over flesh
Aged man is but...
Aged man is but...
A tattered coat upon a stick
Eagle mind in An Acre of Grass
Eagle mind in An Acre of Grass
Visionary intensity soaring above mortal constraints
Swans in Coole represent
Swans in Coole represent
Platonic ideals - eternal perfect forms vs human mortality
Rebels' transformation Easter 1916
Rebels' transformation Easter 1916
Changing minds harden to hearts of stone