Quote Bank (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Literary device: 'like dust, I'll rise'
Literary device: 'like dust, I'll rise'
Simile
What 'like dust, I'll rise' emphasises
What 'like dust, I'll rise' emphasises
Resilience and rising above adversity
Literary device: 'moons and suns' line
Literary device: 'moons and suns' line
Natural imagery
What natural imagery illustrates
What natural imagery illustrates
Unstoppable strength and persistence
'Sassiness' quote conveys what trait?
'Sassiness' quote conveys what trait?
Confidence
Literary device: 'black ocean' line
Literary device: 'black ocean' line
Metaphor
What 'black ocean' metaphor conveys
What 'black ocean' metaphor conveys
Immense strength and uncontainable spirit
'Nights of terror' quote theme
'Nights of terror' quote theme
Triumph over past hardships
What 'ancestors gave' line celebrates
What 'ancestors gave' line celebrates
Legacy and strength from ancestors
Theme in 'ancestors' quote
Theme in 'ancestors' quote
Pride in identity and heritage
'Bitter, twisted lies' quote highlights what?
'Bitter, twisted lies' quote highlights what?
Oppression and false narratives
'Shoot/cut' quote shows what?
'Shoot/cut' quote shows what?
Forms of oppression faced by speaker