TECHNIQUES
"Walking into grandma's kitchen, I was immediately greeted by the warm, inviting scent of freshly baked gingerbread cookies".
What is an example of OLFACTORY IMAGERY?
This poem, out of the 5 studied, highlights the theme of ISOLATION best.
What is "Inniskeen Road: July Evening"?
This metaphor illustrates that in his solitude, the poet sees himself as completely self-sufficient and independent of society, but does he actually like it?
What is "Of being king and government and nation"?
This allusion to the real-life inspiration for Robinson Crusoe, represents the ultimate form of loneliness and separation from society.
Who is "Alexander Selkirk?"
This symbolises how the speaker is not part of the group he is describing.
"What is "bicycles"?
[Other responses: "half talk code" or "wink and elbow language"]
"I'm over the moon that the test was a piece of cake."
What is an example of an IDIOM?
This poem is a celebration of the speaker's relationship with this place.
What is SHANCODUFF?
The line is a metaphor for the dispute of war, which also represents a parody of military, high-stakes warfare.
What is ""pitchfork-armed claims"?
The mention of specific, obscure places like these serves as an allusion to the poet's own home, anchoring the poem's themes in the importance of the immediate, everyday world.
What is "Ballyrush and Gortin"?
This symbolises land that people begin wars over.
What is "That half a rood of rock"?
"It was an open secret that she found the film awfully good and seriously funny."
What is an example of an OXYMORON?
This line from ON RAGLAN ROAD best exemplifies the theme of unrequited love.
What is "I see her walking now / Away from me so hurriedly"? [other answers may be acceptable]
This metaphor suggests the beloved is ordinary, mortal, or perhaps beneath the poet, contrasting with his idealized view.
What is "a creature made of clay"?
This is an allusion that refers to the beloved as a figure of both love and potential misfortune.
What is "The Queen of Hearts"?
This symbolises a trap.
What is "her dark hair"?
"We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence..."
What is an example of ANAPHORA?
This line, using an interrogating literary device, showcases the speaker's relationship with domestic and international events in EPIC.
What is "Which / Was more important?"
This line acts as a metaphor for the power of love to change our perception of reality, elevating simple, sometimes unpleasant, experiences into something beautiful.
What is "This is what love does to things"?
This is a specific location reference to a structure. While not a literary allusion in the traditional sense, it acts as a real-world reference that Kavanagh elevates, much like the Venetian counterpart, contrasting the "functional" hospital with a place of romantic, artistic beauty.
What is "The Rialto Bridge"?
They symbolise a "neglected" landscape that the poet finds beauty in.
What are the "black hills"?
"Rules in a classroom are akin to traffic lights: They keep everyone safe and moving." [not a metaphor or simile]
What is an example of ANALOGY?
In THE HOSPITAL, Kavanagh uses this line to highlight that how we view seemingly mundane places/objects can give them importance.
What is "This is what love does to things: the Rialto Bridge"?
[POTENTIAL ANSWERS: "I fell in love with a functional ward"..."square cubicles in a row", etc.]
This metaphor refers to small patches of snow or ice that remain on the hills, which the sun cannot melt.
What is "bright shillings"?
By stating his hills are not like this Biblical Allusion, Kavanagh highlights the quiet, steadfast, and contented nature of his local landscape, which doesn't need to look elsewhere for affirmation.
What is "Lot's wife"?
This symbolises a transition from the sterile, confined, and mundane world of the hospital ward to a space of freedom, beauty, and unexpected joy.
What is "a gravelled yard"?