Full Analysis (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Form of '33' by MacGillivray
Form of '33' by MacGillivray
Petrarchan sonnet - 14 lines: 8-line octave + 6-line sestet
Volta in Petrarchan sonnet
Volta in Petrarchan sonnet
Turn between octave & sestet; shift in tone/perspective/thought
Why MacGillivray chose Petrarchan sonnet form
Why MacGillivray chose Petrarchan sonnet form
Mary Queen of Scots' preferred poetic structure
Sawdust chandelier meaning in '33'
Sawdust chandelier meaning in '33'
Power/status become worthless when facing mortality & eternity
Figurehead definition
Figurehead definition
Carved wooden decoration at front of ship; protective talisman
Significance of 'passaged my dread' not death
Significance of 'passaged my dread' not death
Fear can be depicted; death itself remains unknowable/beyond words
Speaker shift at volta (line 9)
Speaker shift at volta (line 9)
Mary moves from passive observer to active speaker, addressing ship
Barque definition
Barque definition
Sailing vessel with three or more masts
Lighthouse paradox in '33'
Lighthouse paradox in '33'
Warns of danger & marks dangerous shores; guides yet destroys
'Performs two killings' meaning
'Performs two killings' meaning
Death of fear through confrontation & death of Mary/ignorance