Leaving Cert English
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GVVP Structure
GVVP Structure Key words for GVVP: mood, atmosphere, vision, view, message, outlook, bleak, cynical, pessimistic, tragic, comical, optimistic, hopeful, successful, unsuccessful, thriving REMEMBER: ALL OF THE ENSUING FOCUS POINTS ARE MEASURABLE!!! Opening of Texts A paragraph each on the opening of each text and how they compare in establishing the initial GVVP Focus on: The… Continue reading
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Sample Theme or Issue Essay Plan
Theme Essay Plan Your theme is IDENTITY Your three texts: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Brooklyn directed by John Crowley, A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen You have three central points to make: First impressions of your central character- initial thoughts on what contributes to your sense of their identity Challenges your character… Continue reading
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Cultural Context Glossary
Setting Values Encouraged Patriarchal Attitudes Discouraged Matriarchal Gender roles Religion Restrictive Social class Relationships Limited … Continue reading
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Sample Cultural Context Essay
What is Cultural Context?Cultural context refers to the setting of a text (both time and place). This will have a significant impact on the plot of a text, as well as the values and attitudes of the characters. In your Leaving Cert. exam, there will be two cultural context questions. One will be a full essay… Continue reading
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Paul Durcan Notes
Brief overview: Themes: Love/marriage, family, relationships, communication, society Style: narrative, free verse, conversational, repetition, absurdism, surrealism, humour Notes: Paul Durcan writes about subject matter that is as often gloomy as it is absurd and humorous. His main focus is on personal relationships: his troubled relationship with his wife, in particular, but also his strained relationship… Continue reading
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Emily Dickinson Notes
“Dickinson’s use of an innovative style to explore intense experiences can both intrigue and confuse.” Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with reference to the poetry of Emily Dickinson on your course. Poems: Hope is the Thing with Feathers, I Felt a Funeral in my Brain, I Heard A Fly Buzz When I died, A… Continue reading
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Sylvia Plath Notes
Poems: The Arrival of the Beebox Mirror Black Rook in Rainy Weather Child Morning Poppies in July Themes: (ie What does Plath write about?) Mental suffering/anguish Motherhood/femininity/womanhood Nature Poetic inspiration Style: (ie How does she write her poetry?) (Style: language + imagery) Creation of psychic landscapes Imagery that is frequently dark and disturbing Contrasting imagery… Continue reading
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WB Yeats Notes
The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Wild Swans at Coole September 1913 Easter 1916 Sailing to Byzantium (In Memory of Con Markiewicz and Eva Gore Booth) The Lake Isle of Innisfree This poem was written in 1888 and represents Yeats’ early romantic, lyrical and more idealistic style. The poem conveys Yeats’ yearning to escape the… Continue reading
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Adrienne Rich Notes
A link to notes on Rich: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LUTS1SToyYTUBhAVOh04FDBk-SNoFGWq/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=117295114049371812660&rtpof=true&sd=true Continue reading
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Gerard Manley Hopkins Notes
Hopkins Glossary: Inscape Instress Sprung Rhythm Petrarchan Sonnet Jubilant/Jubilance Energy/Energetic Vibrant/Vibrancy Controlled Celebration Dejected/Dejection Disconsolate Gerard Manley Hopkins Biographical info: You only need to know details that are relevant to his poetry, so focus on the following: An Oxford-educated Jesuit priest who converted from the Anglican faith Wrote poetry during the Victorian era- elements of… Continue reading
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