Quote Bank (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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'Knelling' suggests
'Knelling' suggests
Funeral bells, foreshadowing death
Father crying significance
Father crying significance
Always strong at funerals before; now shocking
Baby's innocence effect
Baby's innocence effect
Contrasts with grief, shows different understanding of death
Whispers about grief
Whispers about grief
Show grief expressed in routine, detached ways
'Snowdrops and candles' effect
'Snowdrops and candles' effect
Peaceful, religious image; softens harsh reality of death
'Poppy' symbolism
'Poppy' symbolism
Remembrance and fragility of life
'Wearing' poppy bruise suggests
'Wearing' poppy bruise suggests
Bruise could be removed, adds detachment
Coffin to cot comparison meaning
Coffin to cot comparison meaning
Highlights innocence; makes death more tragic
Final line emotional impact
Final line emotional impact
Stark simplicity reinforces young age and smallness
Child's age in poem
Child's age in poem
4 years old