Paula Meehan - For Leaving Cert

Paula Meehan - For Leaving Cert - A close Examination of six poems with technique and style considered.

By Orla

Date and time

Saturday, May 18 · 2:30 - 7am PDT

Location

Online

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Agenda

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Buying Winkles - Hearth Lessons - The exact moment I became a poet

We will look at the these three poems and how they compare and contrast to each other. We will look at tenement life in all three cases and examine home life, school life and themes of class, struggl...

11:50 AM - 12:40 PM

The Statue of the Virgin at Granard Speaks

We will consider the themes of Religion and Society in this poem and look at the intense symbolism used throughout. We will look at the very strong poetic technique and look at how it can be used eff...

12:50 PM - 1:30 PM

Prayer for the children of Longing

We will look at the themes of suffering, death, social justice and community. The mournful tone and poignant language throughout will be the focus of this session. We will look at how this poem can b...

1:40 PM - 2:10 PM

Them Ducks died for Ireland

We will look at Meehan's concern for history and the environment in this poem and consider how it compares and contrasts to the poems already covered in relation to the Leaving Cert.

10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Exam prep and sample questions

We will look at possible questions that could arise and look at how we can deliver the best answer possible.

About this event

4 hours 30 minutes

This Leaving Cert course day focuses on Paula Meehan and six of her most important poems. I Will spend the course day providing a deep refresher of the poems . I will focus heavily on exam technique and planning, looking at the poetic devices she employs in her work, looking at how we can compare and contrast these poems for ANY leaving Cert essay.

Poems to be covered:

Buying Winkles

The Statue of The Virgin at Granard speaks

The exact moment I became a poet

Prayer for the children of longing

Hearth Lessons

Them ducks died for Ireland

Organized by

Orla