Day Trip to Donegal (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Day Trip to Donegal'
Author of 'Day Trip to Donegal'
Derek Mahon
Time they left the pier in the poem
Time they left the pier in the poem
Eight in the evening
Time they reached the suburbs
Time they reached the suburbs
Midnight
How the hills are described in colour
How the hills are described in colour
A deeper green than anywhere in the world
Types of fish unloaded at the pier
Types of fish unloaded at the pier
Herring and mackerel
Main theme: Nature and Humanity
Main theme: Nature and Humanity
Beauty and harsh realities of the natural world
Theme shown at dawn in the poem
Theme shown at dawn in the poem
Isolation and Alienation
What the sea symbolises in the poem
What the sea symbolises in the poem
Power of nature and passage of time
Example of personification used
Example of personification used
Sea 'muttering its threat to villages'
How fish are described on the deck
How fish are described on the deck
Attitudes of agony and heartbreak
Time of day in the final scene
Time of day in the final scene
Dawn
Juxtaposition used in landscape description
Juxtaposition used in landscape description
Deeper green hills vs grave grey sea
What sea's erosion metaphor represents
What sea's erosion metaphor represents
Mental and emotional wear from life's challenges