Zoo Morning (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Penelope Shuttle's birth year
Penelope Shuttle's birth year
1947
Where Penelope Shuttle lives
Where Penelope Shuttle lives
Cornwall
Shuttle's husband who created the zoo story
Shuttle's husband who created the zoo story
Peter Redgrove
Shuttle's daughter's name
Shuttle's daughter's name
Zoë
Zoo visited in poem's backstory
Zoo visited in poem's backstory
London Zoo
Animals' role during daytime in poem
Animals' role during daytime in poem
Performers putting on a show
What elephants do at night
What elephants do at night
Drink and dance
Monkeys' nighttime identity
Monkeys' nighttime identity
Night-scholars with glasses, tomes, theses
What bears shout at night
What bears shout at night
Political slogans
Big cats' hidden creative items
Big cats' hidden creative items
Flower presses, embroidery-frames, watercolours
Final line about animals and show-business
Final line about animals and show-business
None would give up show-business
Key theme: day vs night contrast
Key theme: day vs night contrast
Performance vs private life
Form of 'Zoo Morning'
Form of 'Zoo Morning'
Free verse
Tone of 'Zoo Morning'
Tone of 'Zoo Morning'
Playful, tender, and soothing