Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Mud metaphor meaning
Mud metaphor meaning
Monster devouring men, horses, guns, hope - physical to psychological
Scale inversion in war quotation
Scale inversion in war quotation
Death largest thing, man smallest - shows insignificance in war
Willie's 'subtle distinction'
Willie's 'subtle distinction'
Irish in Irish regiment BUT in British army - identity crisis
Cuckoos metaphor represents
Cuckoos metaphor represents
Inherited thoughts/ideologies colonising mind, not own thoughts
Paradox of Willie's age
Paradox of Willie's age
'Eighteen going on forty-five' - war ages soldiers prematurely
Swan/Liffey simile meaning
Swan/Liffey simile meaning
Doomed, inescapable longing; trapped love for Gretta/innocence
Who are 'one army, one family'?
Who are 'one army, one family'?
Living, dead, and nearly dead - bonds transcend death
Post-war Irish soldiers seen as
Post-war Irish soldiers seen as
Traitors by Irish nationalists - betrayal and cultural erasure
What 'sanctifies' Irish soldiers?
What 'sanctifies' Irish soldiers?
Their 'old talk'/language proves authentic Irishness
Post-1922 Irish independence context
Post-1922 Irish independence context
Irish WWI veterans ostracised, written out of history