Colm Keegan (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Memorial'
Author of 'Memorial'
Colm Keegan
Collection 'Memorial' appears in (year?)
Collection 'Memorial' appears in (year?)
'Don't Go There' (2012)
Subject of 'Memorial' poem
Subject of 'Memorial' poem
Young person killed by violence in Dublin
Main structural technique in 'Memorial'
Main structural technique in 'Memorial'
Reverse chronology
Primary technique for speaker in 'Memorial'
Primary technique for speaker in 'Memorial'
Direct address (speaking to victim as 'you')
Poet who inspired Keegan's reverse technique
Poet who inspired Keegan's reverse technique
Carol Ann Duffy ('Last Post')
Form/structure of 'Memorial'
Form/structure of 'Memorial'
Free verse, six stanzas of varying lengths
What flowers symbolise in 'Memorial'
What flowers symbolise in 'Memorial'
Victim's life (wilted to vibrant as time reverses)
What lampposts symbolise in 'Memorial'
What lampposts symbolise in 'Memorial'
Memorials to the dead; limits of safety
Real-life inspiration for 'Memorial'
Real-life inspiration for 'Memorial'
17-year-old boy murdered in Dublin
Example of plosive alliteration in 'Memorial'
Example of plosive alliteration in 'Memorial'
'Blood and bits' - emphasises brutality
Key theme: violence in 'Memorial'
Key theme: violence in 'Memorial'
Violence affecting young men in Dublin/Ireland
Effect of reverse chronology in 'Memorial'
Effect of reverse chronology in 'Memorial'
Creates hope & resurrection rather than despair