Poetry Analysis: Outside History by Eavan Boland

<p>It is both an essential and an insignificant gesture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The inevitability of death (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In poetry, this key theme highlights the lives of individuals who are often overlooked or forgotten by historical narratives.

The act of remembering and honoring those who have been forgotten or overlooked by conventional history.

The poet's call to acknowledge and address the suffering of ordinary people, especially those who are excluded or forgotten by society.

The idea that life is fleeting and that death is unavoidable.

The notion that even uncelebrated lives are meaningful and hold significance.

The contrast between fabricated stories and the real-life experiences of overlooked individuals.

A complex poetic style that mirrors the difficulty in recognizing and identifying those not usually celebrated.

The deliberate pauses within a line of poetry, encouraging reflection on the emotions and themes.

Repeating words or phrases to strengthen a point or message.

Using a figure of speech to describe something in a figurative way.

A metaphor for the individuals whose lives have been silently lived and suffered, linked to historical context.

A metaphor that connects an individual to a particular cultural and historical time or place.

Recognizes universal experience of life and death. Recognizes the inevitable experience of loss and grief in life.

Representation of the stars as individuals.

A philosophical idea about the responsibility to remember the past versus focusing on one's own life.

Imagery denoting the weight of memory, of many dead, and their presence in physical spaces.

Acknowledging the challenge, perhaps futility, in comforting those lost through time.

The metaphorical act of mourning and reaching for connection with those lost to the past.

The idea that remembering is often too late or feels inadequate in addressing the past.