The Exact Moment I Became a Poet (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Meehan poem title
Meehan poem title
The Exact Moment I Became a Poet
Year of classroom incident in Meehan's poem
Year of classroom incident in Meehan's poem
1963
Meehan's age during the incident
Meehan's age during the incident
Eight years old
Teacher's name in the poem
Teacher's name in the poem
Miss Shannon
Miss Shannon's threat
Miss Shannon's threat
You'll end up in the sewing factory
Extended metaphor in poem
Extended metaphor in poem
Trussed like chickens on a conveyor belt
Technique: reconstructing childhood with adult insight
Technique: reconstructing childhood with adult insight
Back construction
School location
School location
Gardiner Street, inner-city Dublin
Poem dedication
Poem dedication
Kay Foran
Image of words stripping dignity
Image of words stripping dignity
Pluck you, leave you naked, lovely shiny feathers all gone
Meehan's lifelong mission
Meehan's lifelong mission
Linguistic justice, giving voice to the voiceless
Theme: child grasping social injustice
Theme: child grasping social injustice
Childhood awakening and loss of innocence
Major social theme in the poem
Major social theme in the poem
Social inequality and class prejudice
Central theme about words
Central theme about words
Transformative and potentially harmful power of words
Effect of industrial capitalism
Effect of industrial capitalism
Dehumanises workers, reduces them to production components