Easter, 1916

Question 1

About

Answer 1

Irish Rebellion on Easter
It was to overthrow British rule
Most well known group involved is Irish Republican brotherhood

Question 2

Introduction

Answer 2

Division between the emotional and political ramifications

Question 4

Polite meaningless words

Answer 4

Anaphora

1) Spoken in the innocence of a time before such grief and turmoil overwhelmed the soul and spirit
2) Depicts that the individuals are not aware of the conflict and terror to come

Question 5

A terrible beauty is born

Answer 5

Oxymoron

1) initiates a discussion on the nature of the rebellion itself and how, by enacting this rebellion and being crushed by the British
2) Yeats is exploring the transcendent heroism and stoicism of men who died in glory
- acknowledges those who were captured, executed or deported

Question 6

Minute by minute

Answer 6

Anaphora
Politics were unstable in terms of a movement built on trust and distrust
Repetition emphasised the decision made in the heat of the moment

Question 7

Modernist

Answer 7

Emphasis on life as experienced
Blurring if boundaries
Focus on psychological reality
Faith in the power of the art to save humanity from deadening features of life