A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Poet of 'A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford'
Poet of 'A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford'
Derek Mahon
Main themes of the poem
Main themes of the poem
Memory, neglect, forgotten souls of history
Source of epigraph
Source of epigraph
Seferis (Greek poet)
What mushrooms symbolise
What mushrooms symbolise
Forgotten and oppressed people
Key image in poem
Key image in poem
A thousand mushrooms crowd to a keyhole
Historical places referenced at end
Historical places referenced at end
Treblinka and Pompeii
What Treblinka was
What Treblinka was
Nazi concentration camp
Main stylistic device used
Main stylistic device used
Symbolism
How mushrooms are personified
How mushrooms are personified
They lift frail heads in gravity and good faith
Direct speech quote from mushrooms
Direct speech quote from mushrooms
'Save us, save us'
What juxtaposition contrasts
What juxtaposition contrasts
Vibrant world outside vs silent, patient mushrooms inside
Onomatopoeia example in poem
Onomatopoeia example in poem
Groaning
Location of disused shed
Location of disused shed
Co. Wexford
Historical context mentioned
Historical context mentioned
Civil war days
What keyhole symbolises
What keyhole symbolises
Narrow window of hope and possibility for acknowledgement