Buying Winkles (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Buying Winkles'
Author of 'Buying Winkles'
Paula Meehan
Setting of 'Buying Winkles'
Setting of 'Buying Winkles'
Working-class Dublin life
Purpose of Dublin dialect in poem
Purpose of Dublin dialect in poem
Validates working-class speech & creates sense of place
Three major themes in 'Buying Winkles'
Three major themes in 'Buying Winkles'
Poverty, gender roles, cultural identity
Spatial politics definition
Spatial politics definition
How spaces are gendered for men vs women in urban areas
Where women are located in poem
Where women are located in poem
Indoors or lingering in doorways
What 'spare me sixpence' reveals
What 'spare me sixpence' reveals
Economic hardship, money carefully allocated
Child's view of fears (real vs imaginary)
Child's view of fears (real vs imaginary)
Imaginary blends with real - both equally frightening
Cultural transmission in poem
Cultural transmission in poem
Winkle seller teaches child traditional skills
Winkle seller's location
Winkle seller's location
Outside Rosebowl Bar on orange-crate
Winkles' appearance described as
Winkles' appearance described as
Blue little night skies
Tool for extracting winkles
Tool for extracting winkles
Pin from shawl
Paula Meehan's background
Paula Meehan's background
Working-class Dublin poet
Newspaper twists symbolise
Newspaper twists symbolise
Torches - shows child's pride in task completion