Aunt Julia Flashcards
(26 cards)
Aunt julia
First words in poem
Shows her importance
Gaelic
Different to poet
Very loud and very fast
Repetition
Very emphasises her personality
She is confident/extrovert
I could not answer her
I could not understand her
Repetition to reinforce the image of barrier between them
Men’s boots, when she wore any
Unconventional/quirky
Practicality over beauty
Strong foot
Powerful
Admiring tone
Paddling
Memories are vivid
She is always moving
Treadle of the spinningwheel
Shows her connection to her land
Creates a vivid impression of looks
Right hand drew yarn
Long vowel
Marvellously
Like magic
Shows admiration for his aunt
Only house
Shows special bond between them
Absolute darkness
Emphasises how dark it is
Yet he isn’t scared or worried
Crickets being friendly
Reinforces how comfortable he is here
Happy atmosphere
Was buckets
Was winds
Was brown eggs
Metaphors
Shows power and strength of her character
She is a symbol of the land
Water flouncing
Shows motional energy of Aunt Julia
Pouring
Present tense
Vivid memoris
Keeper of threepennybits
Poverty
Hard working life
Aunt Julia spoke garlic very loud and very fast
Darker than syaty
Repetition
By the time I had learned
Tried to communicate
Was too late
Ties to theme
Lay silenced
Contrast to active and talkative life
The absolute black
Contrast to absolute darkness
Shift to black
Connotations of death
She’s gone
But
Change of tone
Memories still remain
Welcoming me
Reinforces bond and love they shared
Seagulls voice
Loud/incomprehensible
Connection to nature
