Commercial Break: Roadrunner, Uneasy (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Poet of 'Commercial Break: Roadrunner, Uneasy'
Poet of 'Commercial Break: Roadrunner, Uneasy'
Tim Seibles
Tim Seibles' birth year
Tim Seibles' birth year
1955
Tim Seibles' role in Virginia
Tim Seibles' role in Virginia
Poet Laureate of Virginia
Seibles collection shortlisted for National Book Award
Seibles collection shortlisted for National Book Award
Fast Animal (2012)
Poetry technique Seibles is known for
Poetry technique Seibles is known for
Persona poetry
Collection containing poem (1999)
Collection containing poem (1999)
Hammerlock
Narrative perspective of poem
Narrative perspective of poem
First-person
Speaker in the poem
Speaker in the poem
The Roadrunner (cartoon character)
Roadrunner's main feeling in poem
Roadrunner's main feeling in poem
Tired
Products fuelling the chase
Products fuelling the chase
ACME gadgets/supplies
What Roadrunner suspects is being played on them
What Roadrunner suspects is being played on them
A 'big joke'
Who Roadrunner suspects he & Coyote work for
Who Roadrunner suspects he & Coyote work for
The same people
Surface level meaning of poem
Surface level meaning of poem
Entertainment using cartoon characters
Deeper themes explored in poem
Deeper themes explored in poem
Power, control, systemic manipulation
What endless chase metaphorically represents
What endless chase metaphorically represents
Manipulation by larger systems