Joy (Elegy 1) (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Poet of 'Joy'
Poet of 'Joy'
Tracy K. Smith
Collection containing 'Joy' & year
Collection containing 'Joy' & year
The Body's Question (2003)
Genre of 'Joy'
Genre of 'Joy'
Elegy
Who 'Joy' elegy is for
Who 'Joy' elegy is for
Smith's mother
Year Smith's mother died
Year Smith's mother died
1994
Three main themes in 'Joy'
Three main themes in 'Joy'
Love, grief, faith
Simple foods mentioned in 'Joy'
Simple foods mentioned in 'Joy'
Dumplings and kale
Biblical reference in 'Joy'
Biblical reference in 'Joy'
Last Supper
'The body is memory' meaning
'The body is memory' meaning
Body holds past experiences & histories
'The body is appetite' meaning
'The body is appetite' meaning
Body as desire & longing
Medical imagery in 'Joy'
Medical imagery in 'Joy'
Transparent tubes
Final question in 'Joy'
Final question in 'Joy'
What do you believe in?
Verse structure of 'Joy'
Verse structure of 'Joy'
Free verse
Number of stanzas in 'Joy'
Number of stanzas in 'Joy'
Seven
Technique flowing over line breaks
Technique flowing over line breaks
Enjambment