Don't you wonder, sometimes? (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Don't You Wonder, Sometimes?'
Author of 'Don't You Wonder, Sometimes?'
Tracy K. Smith
Collection containing the poem (year)
Collection containing the poem (year)
Life on Mars (2011)
Award won by 'Life on Mars'
Award won by 'Life on Mars'
Pulitzer Prize
David Bowie song inspiring the poem
David Bowie song inspiring the poem
Sound and Vision
Bowie persona referenced in poem
Bowie persona referenced in poem
Ziggy Stardust
Opening: stars compared to what?
Opening: stars compared to what?
Ice
Bowie described as what celestial figure?
Bowie described as what celestial figure?
Starman / cosmic ace
'He leaves no tracks. Slips past, quick as a...'
'He leaves no tracks. Slips past, quick as a...'
cat
'Time never stops, but does it...?'
'Time never stops, but does it...?'
end
Word repeated 4 times in capitals (line 54)
Word repeated 4 times in capitals (line 54)
SHINE
Repeated phrase about loss (line 7)
Repeated phrase about loss (line 7)
Nothing is lost
Structural form of the poem
Structural form of the poem
Free verse
Number of sections in the poem
Number of sections in the poem
Three distinct sections
Technique: lines flowing into each other
Technique: lines flowing into each other
Enjambment
Theme: universe concealing deeper truths
Theme: universe concealing deeper truths
The Mystery of Existence