The Searchers (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Collection containing 'The Searchers'
Collection containing 'The Searchers'
Duende (2007)
Film that inspired 'The Searchers'
Film that inspired 'The Searchers'
1956 John Ford Western
Main character in 'The Searchers'
Main character in 'The Searchers'
Ethan Edwards, Civil War veteran
Three main themes in 'The Searchers'
Three main themes in 'The Searchers'
Loss, identity, control
Opening line of 'The Searchers'
Opening line of 'The Searchers'
'He wants to kill her for surviving'
Who is Debbie in the poem?
Who is Debbie in the poem?
Edwards' niece who survived with Comanche tribe
Horse metaphor symbolises what?
Horse metaphor symbolises what?
Humanity's futile attempts to control life
Poetic form of 'The Searchers'
Poetic form of 'The Searchers'
Free verse (no fixed rhyme/metre)
Number of stanzas in poem
Number of stanzas in poem
Seven uneven stanzas
Key technique creating momentum
Key technique creating momentum
Enjambment
Technique that invites reader engagement
Technique that invites reader engagement
Rhetorical questions/direct address
Poem's closing image
Poem's closing image
'The land went on living, / Dying'
'Chimney burning in the mind' represents
'Chimney burning in the mind' represents
Memories of lost home & past life
Key question challenging control/ownership
Key question challenging control/ownership
'Why do we insist our lives are ours?'