Mr and Mrs Scotland Are Dead (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Mnemonic for 3 main themes in poem
Mnemonic for 3 main themes in poem
MIE: Memory, Identity, Environment
Line count in the 3 sections
Line count in the 3 sections
13, 12, 11 (decreasing to symbolize decay)
Scots word for rubbish dump used in poem
Scots word for rubbish dump used in poem
coup
How Mrs Scotland's bags are described
How Mrs Scotland's bags are described
'stiff / old ladies' bags, open mouthed, spew'
Card game metaphor line
Card game metaphor line
'Mr and Mrs Scotland, here is the hand you were dealt.'
Definitive statement ending section one
Definitive statement ending section one
'But Mr and Mrs Scotland are dead.'
What's stamped on the tired tool handles
What's stamped on the tired tool handles
SCOTLAND, SCOTLAND
Central moral question in section three
Central moral question in section three
'Do we take them?'
Meaning of 'perfunctory'
Meaning of 'perfunctory'
Performed merely as a duty, without genuine care
How Jamie describes this poem
How Jamie describes this poem
state of the nation poem