Easter 1916 (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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What event began on 24 April 1916 in Dublin?
What event began on 24 April 1916 in Dublin?
The Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland.
How long did the 1916 Rising last?
How long did the 1916 Rising last?
It lasted for six days.
What was Yeats's political stance on the British government?
What was Yeats's political stance on the British government?
He denounced the English government of Ireland.
Which poem by Yeats reflects his thoughts on the 1916 Rising?
Which poem by Yeats reflects his thoughts on the 1916 Rising?
The poem is ‘Easter 1916’.
What notion made Yeats rethink his views on the Irish middle class?
What notion made Yeats rethink his views on the Irish middle class?
Their willingness to sacrifice lives for an ideal.
What does Yeats mean by 'terrible beauty'?
What does Yeats mean by 'terrible beauty'?
A paradoxical mix of beauty and destruction.
What literary form characterized the structure of Yeats's poem?
What literary form characterized the structure of Yeats's poem?
It is structured as a palinode, a recantation.
How did Yeats view the Irish after the Rising?
How did Yeats view the Irish after the Rising?
He saw them as embodiments of renewed national spirit.
What metaphor did Yeats use to contrast fanaticism with life?
What metaphor did Yeats use to contrast fanaticism with life?
He contrasted a stone with a living stream.
What question reflects Yeats’s uncertainties about the Rising?
What question reflects Yeats’s uncertainties about the Rising?
‘O when may it suffice?’