The Morrow-Bird (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Kathleen Jamie's title as Scotland's national poet
Kathleen Jamie's title as Scotland's national poet
Makar (fourth)
What the morrow-bird symbolises
What the morrow-bird symbolises
Looking towards the future
Stanza pattern in The Morrow-bird
Stanza pattern in The Morrow-bird
4 stanzas: decreasing lengths (28, 20, 8, 5 lines)
Scots term: 'unkent airt'
Scots term: 'unkent airt'
Unknown direction or place
Scots word: 'kye'
Scots word: 'kye'
Cattle
Scots word: 'puddock'
Scots word: 'puddock'
Frog or toad
Scots phrase: 'sit on your dowps'
Scots phrase: 'sit on your dowps'
Being inactive (dowps = buttocks)
Three imperatives ending the poem
Three imperatives ending the poem
Act bold. Be kind. Stay strong.
Central political message of the poem
Central political message of the poem
We seek good governance, Parliament.
Three major concerns in The Morrow-bird
Three major concerns in The Morrow-bird
Time/history, natural world fragility, ethical governance