As It Should Be (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Speaker in 'As It Should Be'
Speaker in 'As It Should Be'
Irish Free State officer
Main theme of 'As It Should Be'
Main theme of 'As It Should Be'
Justification of violence
Repeated phrase affirming actions in poem
Repeated phrase affirming actions in poem
'This is as it should be'
Term used for rebel in poem
Term used for rebel in poem
'Mad bastard'
Theme shown by officer's unwavering belief
Theme shown by officer's unwavering belief
Fanaticism and radicalism
Device showing moral contradiction in poem
Device showing moral contradiction in poem
Irony
Device creating urgency in poem
Device creating urgency in poem
Enjambment
Language type dehumanising the rebel
Language type dehumanising the rebel
Provocative language
Location where rebel was killed
Location where rebel was killed
Blind yard between lorries & generator
Phrase describing burial in poem
Phrase describing burial in poem
'Tide burial during school hours'
Officer's claim about children after killing
Officer's claim about children after killing
'Our kiddies have known no bad dreams'
Future world officer promises
Future world officer promises
'A world with method in it'
Quote dismissing rebel's romantic cause
Quote dismissing rebel's romantic cause
'Let us hear no idle talk / Of the moon in the Yellow River'