Shancoduff (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Shancoduff'
Author of 'Shancoduff'
Patrick Kavanagh
Description of Shancoduff hills
Description of Shancoduff hills
Black hills that never see sun rising
Direction Shancoduff hills face
Direction Shancoduff hills face
North towards Armagh
Biblical allusion (Lot's wife) shows hills are
Biblical allusion (Lot's wife) shows hills are
Incurious, unchanging, and steadfast
'Bright shillings of March' represents
'Bright shillings of March' represents
Hidden beauty/value within the hills
Mountains Kavanagh compares hills to
Mountains Kavanagh compares hills to
The Alps and Matterhorn
Task when 'climbing Matterhorn' in poem
Task when 'climbing Matterhorn' in poem
Bringing hay to three starving calves
'Rushy beards' refers to
'Rushy beards' refers to
Vegetation on the hills
Central theme of 'Shancoduff'
Central theme of 'Shancoduff'
Deep connection to land despite bleak appearance
Hidden beauty theme shown by
Hidden beauty theme shown by
Hills hoarding 'bright shillings of March'
Example of personification in poem
Example of personification in poem
Hills 'look' north towards Armagh
Juxtaposition in 'Shancoduff'
Juxtaposition in 'Shancoduff'
Grand Alps vs humble task of bringing hay
How cattle drovers view the hills
How cattle drovers view the hills
'Hungry' hills forsaken by wildlife
Kavanagh's response to criticism of land
Kavanagh's response to criticism of land
Heart remains unshaken in his attachment
Drovers' quote about poet
Drovers' quote about poet
'A poet? Then by heavens he must be poor.'