I am 60 odd years of age (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'I am 60 odd years of age'
Author of 'I am 60 odd years of age'
Tracy K. Smith
Collection & year of 'I am 60 odd years of age'
Collection & year of 'I am 60 odd years of age'
Wade in the Water, 2018
Type of poem - 'I am 60 odd years of age'
Type of poem - 'I am 60 odd years of age'
Erasure poem
Source material for the poem
Source material for the poem
Pension applications of African-American Civil War soldiers
Main theme of the poem
Main theme of the poem
Identity and struggle for recognition
Key repeated phrase showing uncertainty & persistence
Key repeated phrase showing uncertainty & persistence
I am
Speaker's correct name (final declaration)
Speaker's correct name (final declaration)
Hiram Kirkland
Wrong name given by recruiting officer
Wrong name given by recruiting officer
John Wilson
Poetic form - no rhyme or metre
Poetic form - no rhyme or metre
Free verse
Phrase symbolising speaker's signature/assertion
Phrase symbolising speaker's signature/assertion
making my mark
Effect of 'I am' repetition
Effect of 'I am' repetition
Shows struggle to define identity despite systemic erasure
Tone shift from start to end
Tone shift from start to end
Resignation to defiance
Why soldiers lacked accurate birth records
Why soldiers lacked accurate birth records
History of enslavement/systemic erasure
Technique - lines flow across line breaks
Technique - lines flow across line breaks
Enjambment
Structure mirroring incomplete histories
Structure mirroring incomplete histories
Fragmented structure