Shancoduff (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Shancoduff'
Author of 'Shancoduff'
Patrick Kavanagh
Direction Shancoduff hills look towards
Direction Shancoduff hills look towards
North towards Armagh
What 'black hills' symbolise in the poem
What 'black hills' symbolise in the poem
Harsh, unchanging nature of the landscape
What 'bright shillings of March' represents
What 'bright shillings of March' represents
Hidden treasures/beauty within the hills
What Kavanagh compares Shancoduff hills to
What Kavanagh compares Shancoduff hills to
The Alps
Task Kavanagh does climbing his 'Matterhorn'
Task Kavanagh does climbing his 'Matterhorn'
Bringing hay to three starving calves
What 'rushy beards' describes
What 'rushy beards' describes
The hills of Shancoduff
Cattle drovers' view of the hills
Cattle drovers' view of the hills
Barren, 'hungry', forsaken by wildlife
Biblical figure hills are compared to
Biblical figure hills are compared to
Lot's wife
What Lot's wife allusion emphasises about hills
What Lot's wife allusion emphasises about hills
Their unchanging nature and disinterest
Main stylistic device giving hills human qualities
Main stylistic device giving hills human qualities
Personification
What Alps/humble task juxtaposition achieves
What Alps/humble task juxtaposition achieves
Elevates ordinary rural life to extraordinary
Key theme about hills' concealed value
Key theme about hills' concealed value
Hidden Beauty
Wildlife that has forsaken Shancoduff
Wildlife that has forsaken Shancoduff
Water-hen and snipe
Kavanagh's response to others' negative judgement
Kavanagh's response to others' negative judgement
Heart remains unshaken