Inheritance (pride in culture + family) Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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Structure
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- The first two stanzas are septets but the last one is a heptet. (Movement from an uneven amount of lines to an even amount can be interpreted as balance between feminie and masculine).
- No rhyme scheme but sporodic rhyme throughout which conveys coherance in the personalities of his parents.
2
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Context
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- Pride in culture reflects through the pride of family traits.
- ‘R.S Thomas’ is another welsh poet in which Sheers is following the path of tradition.
- Thomas was known for his nationalism and pride in his country.
3
Q
‘From my father a stammer like a stick in the spokes of my speech’
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- Silibance followed by consonance ‘st’ ‘sp’ create the effect of a stammer. Shared traits that link them together.
4
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‘A need to have my bones near the hill’s spare stone’
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- The noun ‘need’ convey’s his deperation to be close to his culture.
- Full rhyme of ‘bones’ and ‘stone’ conveys the importance of it.
- Reference to skirrid hill
5
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‘a sensitivity to the pain in the pleasure’
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AO3 - His mum was a teacher.
- The use of plosives help to identity the emotional strength of his mother.
6
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‘quiet moments beside a wet horse’
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- Juxtaposes the chaos of his father.
7
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‘turning fact into fable’
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- Fricative
- Teacher of literature.
- Fable = story
- Close to the welsh flag (the dragon comes from a folk story).
8
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‘And from them both - a desire for what they forged’
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- He wants what his parents created.
9
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‘testing it under years hard hammer’
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- Aliteration creates a harsh sound. Reflects the difficulties of life and marraiges which they faced together.
10
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‘red hot at its core, cooled dark at its sides’
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- ‘red hot’ refers to the passion in their relationship.
- imagery of metawork. when you work on metal you change the shape of it, then you put it in water and it becomes strong.
