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paula meehan
the exact moment i became a poet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does this poem represent | the power of words and above all their power to wound and strip away dignity |
| what is the catalyst to the young poets awakening to the power of language and to social inequality | attend to your books girls or make my words youll end up in the sewing factory |
| what did the incident teach her | that words could be used to diminish and humiliate people |
| "trussed like chickens on a conveyer belt " | conveys how industrial work could dehumanise |
| what is one of the most striking lines in the poem | the teacher was right and no one knows it like i do myself |
| what does "mothers,aunts and neighbours" display | the poets sympathy for the women who are belittled for providing for their families |
| what quote shwos the power of words | words can pluck you leave you naked |