My Father’s Kites (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Poetic form of 'My Father's Kites'
Poetic form of 'My Father's Kites'
Free verse
Collection's function regarding her father
Collection's function regarding her father
Eulogy exploring their complex relationship
4 key themes in poem
4 key themes in poem
Family love, nostalgia, death, liberation
Father's cultural background
Father's cultural background
Black man from the Caribbean
Materials used for father's kites
Materials used for father's kites
Paper sacks, twine, pilfered string, whittled sticks
Why kites called 'diamonds'
Why kites called 'diamonds'
Shape & precious value of memories to poet
Neighbourhood description
Neighbourhood description
Dented cars & stolid brick houses (dull/depressing)
3 levels of movement imagery
3 levels of movement imagery
Ground (cars), middle (kites), sky (planes)
What poet 'cannot unfurl'
What poet 'cannot unfurl'
Tangled emotions from father's death