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hearth lesson
paula meehan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does this poem present | a powerful expoloration of family hardship set against the backdrop of economic hardship in dublin |
| wgat are the opening lines that establish the link between memory and financial stress | either phrase will bring it back- money to burn,burning a hole in your pocket |
| what greek gods are the parents referred to as | zeus and hera battle it out |
| what power refrences does she use | for his every thunderbolt she had the striking glance |
| what is the tennis metaphor she uses | im net,umpire and court; most balls are lobbed over my head |
| what does the tennis metaphor show | that she was often stuck in the middle of her parents arguements |
| what does "tell your mother, ask your father" show | show how the toxic environemnt has forced premature emotional insights |
| what was the root of the money problems | even then i can tell it was money, the lack of it day after day, at the root of the bitter words |
| what act represnts rebellion and despair | she threw the lot in the fire |
| what is a quot about the scene | it was an alchemical scene |
| what is the simile about the money | trapped like exotic birds |
| what does this poem capture | captures the pyschological impact of pvoerty |
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