The Bonnie Broukit Bairn by Hugh MacDiarmid (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Year 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn' was published
Year 'The Bonnie Broukit Bairn' was published
1925
MacDiarmid's WWI service corps
MacDiarmid's WWI service corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
Three political positions MacDiarmid held
Three political positions MacDiarmid held
Scottish independence, international socialism, anti-imperialism
Literary movement MacDiarmid led
Literary movement MacDiarmid led
Scottish Literary Renaissance
MacDiarmid's experimental Scots language form
MacDiarmid's experimental Scots language form
Lallans or Synthetic Scots
Types of vocabulary in Synthetic Scots
Types of vocabulary in Synthetic Scots
Archaic, regional, and obscure
Political significance of MacDiarmid's language choice
Political significance of MacDiarmid's language choice
Asserted Scottish cultural identity & deserved respect
Roman god in poem representing war
Roman god in poem representing war
Mars
Roman goddess in poem representing love
Roman goddess in poem representing love
Venus
Purpose of mythology in the poem
Purpose of mythology in the poem
Critique contemporary politics through ancient symbols