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Posts Tagged ‘Junior Certificate English’
21 Jan
Mid-Term Break – Questions
For Analysis of the poem click HERE Contrast the reactions of the two parents – how does the reader react to this? With whom, do you think, is the mother angry? How does the poem contrast the fuss of the homecoming with the calmness of the scene when Seamus sees his brother’s body? What do [...]
21 Jan
Mid-Term Break – Seamus Heaney
Rhyme & Form: Iambic Pentameter Tone: Sombre Imagery: Death, Grief Themes: Death, Frailty of Life, Growing up Poetic Techniques: Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Assonance, Simile, Metaphor Summary A boy sits in the school’s medical area waiting to be given a lift home – the ringing of the school bell further enhance the fact that he is waiting [...]
4 Oct
Junior Certificate Essay Writing
Clicking on the PowerPoint button below will take you to an online presentation detailing how to write an essay with the marking scheme (two versions are available: PowerPoint 2007 and an earlier version). You can also download the file by clicking the appropriate button
Damien Gallagher
