For Our Mothers (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Title of Olusanya's poem about Nigerian mothers
Title of Olusanya's poem about Nigerian mothers
For Our Mothers
Poet of 'For Our Mothers'
Poet of 'For Our Mothers'
Felicia Olusanya
Olusanya's cultural background
Olusanya's cultural background
Irish-Nigerian
Meaning of 'Nne' in the poem
Meaning of 'Nne' in the poem
Mother (with deep love and respect)
Language 'Nne' comes from
Language 'Nne' comes from
Igbo
Form of 'For Our Mothers'
Form of 'For Our Mothers'
Spoken word piece
Number of lines in 'For Our Mothers'
Number of lines in 'For Our Mothers'
36 lines
What head scarves symbolise in the poem
What head scarves symbolise in the poem
Concealment of true emotions/feelings
'Confiscated feelings' meaning
'Confiscated feelings' meaning
Emotions forcibly taken away/hidden
Contradiction about mothers in the poem
Contradiction about mothers in the poem
Warn about men but push daughters into marriage
Poem's message to young women
Poem's message to young women
Break the cycle, find genuine love
Repeated phrase at poem's end
Repeated phrase at poem's end
For mama's sake
Key literary device in poem's ending
Key literary device in poem's ending
Repetition
What makeup symbolises in poem
What makeup symbolises in poem
False facades/artificial appearances
Central theme about generations
Central theme about generations
Cycle of suffering passed from mothers to daughters