Diving Into the Wreck (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Year 'Diving Into the Wreck' was published
Year 'Diving Into the Wreck' was published
1973
Type of poetry Rich is known for
Type of poetry Rich is known for
Feminist poetry
Central literary device in 'Diving Into the Wreck'
Central literary device in 'Diving Into the Wreck'
Extended metaphor
What the diving metaphor represents
What the diving metaphor represents
Uncovering women's erased history
What the 'book of myths' symbolises
What the 'book of myths' symbolises
Male-dominated historical accounts excluding women
Explorer Rich contrasts with the solo female speaker
Explorer Rich contrasts with the solo female speaker
Jacques Cousteau
Speaker's dual identity at poem's end
Speaker's dual identity at poem's end
Both 'mermaid' and 'merman'
Number of stanzas in the poem
Number of stanzas in the poem
Ten stanzas
Verse form used in the poem
Verse form used in the poem
Free verse
Main theme of the poem
Main theme of the poem
Systematic exclusion of women from historical narratives
Simile describing speaker's descent
Simile describing speaker's descent
'Crawl like an insect down the ladder'
Technique: sentences continuing across line breaks
Technique: sentences continuing across line breaks
Enjambment
Repeated phrase emphasising speaker's determination
Repeated phrase emphasising speaker's determination
'I go down'
What speaker came to explore (not its story)
What speaker came to explore (not its story)
The wreck itself