Motifs Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. Insanity Insanity is central to the play and is associated with both disorder and hidden wisdom. The Fool, who offers Lear insight early on in the play, offers his counsel in what seems to be [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Leaving Certificate’
24 Mar
A Christmas Childhood Analysis
A Christmas Childhood (1940/43) Rhyme & Form: Two Parts. First Part: ABAB CDCD. Memory Poem. Tone: Emotional, Awestruck Imagery: Rural Life, Spiritual, Music Themes: Ordinary vs Extraordinary, Childhood Sense of Wonder, Beauty in Nature, Creative Vision (The Poet), Poetic Techniques: Onomatopoeia, Personification, Alliteration, Assonance Kavanagh is looking back on rural life but for once he [...]
10 Feb
LC: Language Genres
It is important to have a good understanding of the five language genres, as this will help you to get to grips with the paper. Three of the genres are closely connected to each other: Language of Information Language of Argument Language of Persuasion The previous three genres are linked because a good argument is [...]
10 Feb
LC: Approach to Paper 1 – Time Allocation & Marking Criteria
Paper 1 is worth 200 marks, half of the marks for Leaving Certificate English. You have 2 hours and 50 minutes to complete the paper. There are two sections in the paper, Comprehension and Composing. The paper contains three texts on a general theme. Students are advised to familiarise themselves with all texts before beginning [...]
9 Feb
Dancing At Lughnasa – Quick Glance
Plot Summary The story is set in a small village called Ballybeg in Donegal Ireland in the year 1936. The Mundy family are at the centre of this drama. Kate is the oldest and the only one who is working outside the home. She is a schoolteacher and feels the responsibility of looking after her [...]
15 Sep
Formal Letter 1
Formal or Business letters, where you do not know the name of the person you are addressing:
15 Sep
Writing Letters
People have been sending letters to each other ever since writing was invented. But depending on the kind of message and the person to whom you are writing, the rules for writing letters vary. Personal Letters These might range from a letter to thank your Uncle Joe for the birthday present he sent you, to [...]
6 Sep
Language Genres
In the language section of the syllabus, students are expected to learn both how to comprehend and to compose texts of five different types. To comprehend in this context includes being able for example to identify the purpose, style and impact of a variety of texts in each of the five areas below. The composition [...]
6 Sep
Comparative Studies
Comparative Texts – Leaving Cert The study of texts in a comparative manner is intended to encourage wider reading in different contexts and to introduce different ways of looking at texts. At both Higher and Ordinary Level, students are required to study three texts, one of which may be a film. To facilitate such analysis, [...]
Damien Gallagher
