Main terminology

Question 1

ode (4)

Answer 1

-a lyric poem,
-exaltation of feeling & style
-varying length
-complexity of stanza forms

Question 2

lament (4)

Answer 2

-non narrative poem
-deep grief, loss
-developed as part of the oral tradition along heroic poetry
-exists in most languages

Question 3

dinnshencha (3)

Answer 3

-“lore of places” = topography
-onomastic text in early Irish lit
-recounts origins of place-names/traditions

Question 4

hagiography (2)

Answer 4

-biography / idolatry
-of a saint, ecclesiastical leader, preacher, monk

Question 5

satire (2)

Answer 5

-literary/dramatic
-humans or individual vices/folies are held up to censure

Question 6

bardic poetry (2)

Answer 6

-produced by a class of trained poets
-bardic schools of Ireland

Question 7

caoineadh (3)

Answer 7

-form of Irish lament
-grief, praise, anger
-trad. orally during a wake / graveside

Question 8

keen

Answer 8

traditional Irish wake lament

Question 9

interlude (2)

Answer 9

-break or pause in the main narrative
-often introduces new info, views, characters

Question 10

anaphora

Answer 10

repetition of a word or phrase usually at the beginning of a line

Question 11

allegory

Answer 11

narrative with two levels of meaning (stated and unstated)

Question 12

heroic poetry (4)

Answer 12

-narrative verse
-elevated
-dramatic, formal style
-deeds of warriors, rulers, aristocrats

Question 13

elegy (2)

Answer 13

-reflective poem
-after someone’s death

Question 14

myth (4)

Answer 14

-traditional story
-often abt early history, explains
-people, nature, social phenomena
-often supernatural

Question 15

warrior culture (5)

Answer 15

prioritising strength, martial prowess, honour, loyalty, warrior elite

Question 16

laoidh

Answer 16

switch between verse and prose

Question 17

novel (2)

Answer 17

-prose narrative
-some degree of realism

Question 18

apostrophe

Answer 18

direct address to an absent/unresponsive entity (dead, imaginary, abstract, inanimate)

Question 19

consonance

Answer 19

repetition of consonant sounds

Question 20

imagery

Answer 20

visual/sensory description used to render a vivid image

Question 21

topos

Answer 21

traditional theme or motif

Question 22

alliteration

Answer 22

repetition of sounds in a sequence of words

Question 23

assonance

Answer 23

repetition of vowel-sounds

Question 24

simile

Answer 24

compares 2 things by using “like” / “as”

Question 25

symbol

Answer 25

stands for sth larger/complex, often abstract

Question 26

symbolism

Answer 26

the serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other things or ideas

Question 27

tone

Answer 27

speaker's/author's attitude toward the reader/addressee/subject matter

Question 28

aisling (2)

Answer 28

vision poem / dream poem mythopoeic poetic genre