Hearth Lesson (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Setting of 'Hearth Lesson'
Setting of 'Hearth Lesson'
Seán MacDermott St, Dublin - working-class area
Two main themes of 'Hearth Lesson'
Two main themes of 'Hearth Lesson'
Family dysfunction and economic hardship
'Hearth Lesson' title significance
'Hearth Lesson' title significance
Physical hearth location + harsh life lessons learned
Parents' mythological metaphor
Parents' mythological metaphor
Zeus and Hera - quarrelsome Greek divine couple
Child narrator's role metaphor
Child narrator's role metaphor
Net, umpire, and court
Root cause of parents' conflict
Root cause of parents' conflict
Lack of money day after day
Climactic scene action
Climactic scene action
Mother burns father's wages in fire
Colours of flames when money burns
Colours of flames when money burns
Blue, pink, and green
Burning scene described as...
Burning scene described as...
Alchemical scene (suggests transformation)
Mother's key phrase about wages
Mother's key phrase about wages
It's not enough
Central symbol throughout poem
Central symbol throughout poem
Fire (warmth, destruction, transformation, liberation)
Celtic Tiger period years
Celtic Tiger period years
1995-2007
Paula Meehan's current position
Paula Meehan's current position
Ireland Professor of Poetry
Collection containing 'Hearth Lesson'
Collection containing 'Hearth Lesson'
Painting Rain