An Dáin - Teilifís Le Gabriel Rosenstock

Question 1

They sit in the sitting room still in their pyjamas even though the room is very cold

Answer 1

Suíonn siad sa seomra suí, fós ina bpitseámaí cé go bhfuil an seomra an- fuair.

Question 2

The girl thinks she sees animals in the animals in the snow on the TV and the poet shows love to her because he does not correct her on the things she finds

Answer 2

Ceapann an cailín óg go bhfeiceann sí ainmhithe sa ‘sneachta’ ar an teilifís agus taispeánann an file a ghrá dí mar ní cheartaíonn sé í ar na rudaí a aimsíonn sí

Question 3

Ainmigh na téamaí atá sa dán seo

Answer 3

Grá
Grá tuismitheora dá pháiste
An teaghlach
An óige
Páistí

Question 4

Arctic owl

Giraffe

Answer 4

Ulchabhán Artach

Sioraf

Question 5

Quote can you argue with a little lady

Answer 5

An féidir argoint le beanín

Question 6

Its clear from the poem the poet is fond of his daughter because even at five in the morning he is patient and understanding with her

Answer 6

Tá sé soléir ón go bhfuil an fike an cheanúil ar a iníon mar fiú ar a cúig a chlog ar maidin tá sé foighneach agus tuisceanach leí.

Question 7

There are really good images in this poem

Answer 7

Tá iomhánna iontacha le feiceáil sa dán seo

Question 8

Quote: we stared in awe at the white screen

Answer 8

Stánamr le hiontas ar scáileán

Question 9

From the secondverse we get an image of the sitting room

Answer 9

Ón dara véarsa faighimid íomhá den seomra suí

Question 10

Quote: we went down together

Answer 10

“Síos linn le chéile”

Question 11

Ainmigh trí mothucháin sa dán seo

Answer 11

Grá
Ionadh
Áthas/sonas

Question 12

The poet has affection for his daughter

Answer 12

Tá cion an fhile dá iníon

Question 13

There was nothing but white spots on the white screen and the poet uses the image of snow to express this in the poem

Answer 13

Níl ach spotaí bána ar an scáileán agus úsáideann an file iomhá de ‘sneachta’ chun é seo a chur in iúil sa dán

Question 14

In my opinion ____________ is the theme me of the poem

Answer 14

I mo thuraim is é grá téama an dáin seo

Question 15

Quote can you argue with a little lady

Answer 15

An féidir leat argoint le beanín

Question 16

This poem has to do with the poet and his daughter

Answer 16

Baineann an dán seo leis an bhfile agus a iníon

Question 17

At the start of the poem the little woman wants to go to watch television but it is only five o clock in the morning

Answer 17

Ag tús an dáin tá an beanaín ag iarraidh dul chun féachaint ar an teilifís ach níl sé ach cúig a chlog ar maidin

Question 18

There is no light in the sky and the room was freezing

Answer 18

Níl aon solas sa spéir agus bhí an seomra préachta

Question 19

The theme of ________ plays an extensive part in this poem

Answer 19

Glacann an téama _______ páirt forleathan sa dán seo

Question 20

The poet puts this theme in front of us like the above samples

Answer 20

Cuireann an file an téama seo ós ár gcomhair ó na samplaí thuas

Question 21

We can see the poet and his daughter sitting in the dark room in front of the television

Answer 21

Is féidir linn an file agus a iníon a fheiceáil sa seomra dorcha ina suí os comhair don teilifís

Question 22

The poet shows that he has alot of love for his daughter

Answer 22

Taispeánann an file go bhfuil a lán grá aige dá iníon

Question 23

And because of this we know that the poet has alot of affection for his daughter

Answer 23

Agus mar sin tá fios againn go bhfuil a lán cion ag an file dá iníon.