Degna Stone (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

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Swimming
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Degna Stone's origin & current base

Originally from Midlands, based in North East England

Magazine co-founded by Stone

Butcher's Dog

Stone's 2015 award

Northern Writers' Award

Collection with 'Swimming' & year

'Proof of Life on Earth' (2022)

Publisher of collection

Nine Arches Press

Focus of Stone's collection

Lived, physical experience

Embodiment theme meaning

Body awareness through water immersion & sensation

Control vs surrender theme

Tension between controlling movement & trusting water/self

Resilience theme in poem

Sustained effort, persistence stroke by stroke

Stone's language style

Plain, precise language

Form of 'Swimming'

Free verse

Enjambment's purpose

Mimics swimming motion, creates natural flowing voice

Stone's tone

Measured and clear-eyed

Stone's approach to imagery

Concrete details over abstract concepts

Exam paragraph structure

Point, Evidence, Explain, Zoom out

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