Sinéad Morrissey (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Central metaphor in 'Genetics'
Central metaphor in 'Genetics'
Hands representing inherited traits and family connection
Main theme of 'Genetics'
Main theme of 'Genetics'
How we carry parents physically & emotionally throughout life
Poetic form used in 'Genetics'
Poetic form used in 'Genetics'
Modified villanelle
Structure: tercets and quatrains in 'Genetics'
Structure: tercets and quatrains in 'Genetics'
Five tercets and one quatrain
Opening line of 'Genetics'
Opening line of 'Genetics'
My father's in my fingers, but my mother's in my palms
Speaker's emotion about inherited traits
Speaker's emotion about inherited traits
Pleasure, not distress or concern
Meaning of 'repelled' in stanza two
Meaning of 'repelled' in stanza two
Strong forces pushing parents apart
Current relationship between speaker's parents
Current relationship between speaker's parents
Friends only
Purpose of hand game imagery
Purpose of hand game imagery
Shows childlike hope to restore family unity
What 'skin's demands' refers to
What 'skin's demands' refers to
Physical and emotional needs for connection
Visual parallelism effect in 'Genetics'
Visual parallelism effect in 'Genetics'
Reflects equal inheritance from both parents
Anaphora function in 'Genetics'
Anaphora function in 'Genetics'
Emphasises key concepts like separation
Sinéad Morrissey's birthplace
Sinéad Morrissey's birthplace
Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Award won by Morrissey's 'Parallax'
Award won by Morrissey's 'Parallax'
TS Eliot Prize