Power (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Central figure in Rich's 'Power'
Central figure in Rich's 'Power'
Marie Curie
Main symbol representing healing from history
Main symbol representing healing from history
Amber bottle
Central paradox: Curie's wounds & power
Central paradox: Curie's wounds & power
Both came from same source (radioactivity)
Structure of 'Power' poem
Structure of 'Power' poem
Four stanzas, irregular/unconventional arrangement
'Earth-deposits' metaphor meaning
'Earth-deposits' metaphor meaning
Historical records as geological layers preserving past
Literary device when elements 'bombard' Curie
Literary device when elements 'bombard' Curie
Personification
Term for repeating 'denying her wounds'
Term for repeating 'denying her wounds'
Palilogy
Two aspects of power in poem
Two aspects of power in poem
Constructive (mental) & destructive (radioactive)
Historical context when Rich wrote 'Power'
Historical context when Rich wrote 'Power'
Second-wave feminism, 1970s
Illness Curie suffered from her research
Illness Curie suffered from her research
Radiation sickness
Meaning: 'winters of this climate'
Meaning: 'winters of this climate'
Difficult periods individuals face in life
Curie's characterisation: fighter & soldier
Curie's characterisation: fighter & soldier
Fighter in mind, soldier in soul
Function of denial for Curie
Function of denial for Curie
Psychological strategy enabling survival & productivity