Inniskeen Road: July Evening (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Title of Kavanagh poem about rural isolation
Title of Kavanagh poem about rural isolation
Inniskeen Road: July Evening
Poet of 'Inniskeen Road: July Evening'
Poet of 'Inniskeen Road: July Evening'
Patrick Kavanagh
Month setting of the poem
Month setting of the poem
July
Where the dance takes place
Where the dance takes place
Billy Brennan's barn
Central theme of poem
Central theme of poem
Isolation and loneliness
Castaway Kavanagh compares himself to
Castaway Kavanagh compares himself to
Alexander Selkirk
What Kavanagh calls the road
What Kavanagh calls the road
His kingdom
Theme exploring poet's position in society
Theme exploring poet's position in society
Role of the poet
How bicycles go by in the poem
How bicycles go by in the poem
In twos and threes
Narrative perspective used
Narrative perspective used
First-person
Stylistic device contrasting community & solitude
Stylistic device contrasting community & solitude
Use of contrast
Colloquial expressions for villagers' interactions
Colloquial expressions for villagers' interactions
'half-talk code' & 'wink-and-elbow language'
Specific time mentioned in poem
Specific time mentioned in poem
Half-past eight
Theme depicting rural village life
Theme depicting rural village life
Rural life
Kavanagh is king of what in his kingdom?
Kavanagh is king of what in his kingdom?
Banks, stones & every blooming thing