Rita Dove (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Summit Beach, 1921'
Author of 'Summit Beach, 1921'
Rita Dove
Setting & year of poem
Setting & year of poem
Black beach in 1921 during segregation
Narrative perspective used
Narrative perspective used
Third-person narrator
Physical marker on the woman
Physical marker on the woman
Scar on her knee
Father's advice: 'don't be so fast...'
Father's advice: 'don't be so fast...'
you're all you've got
What 'She was gold' represents
What 'She was gold' represents
Her self-worth and inherent value
1920s slang 'cut the wing' means
1920s slang 'cut the wing' means
To dance
Opening line of the poem
Opening line of the poem
The Negro beach jumped
Device used: scar 'winking'
Device used: scar 'winking'
Personification
Final image: stepping off roof with
Final image: stepping off roof with
Parasol and invisible wings
Central theme of poem
Central theme of poem
Self-respect and patience
Poetic form used
Poetic form used
Free verse