Éiceolaí Le Biddy Jenkinson

Question 1

The different way people manage their gardens and lives is the theme of this poem

Answer 1

Is iad na bealaí difriúla atá ag daoine chun plé lena ngairdíní agus lena saol is téama don dán seo

Question 2

We see two women and two very different gardens together in this poem

Answer 2

Feicimid beirt bhan agus dhá ghairdín atá an-éagsúil lena chéile sa dáin seo

Question 3

Controlling

Answer 3

Smachtúil

Question 4

The second woman is a woman who lives without rules

Answer 4

Is duine chaitheann a saol gan rialacha í an dara bean

Question 5

This different outlook can be seen in the gardens

Answer 5

Tá an dearcadh difriúil sin le feiceáil sna gairdíní

Question 6

Woman next door

Answer 6

Bean béal dorais

Question 7

She likes to put control on everything in her life

Answer 7

Is maith léi smacht a chur ar gach rud ina shaol

Question 8

The woman next door has little understanding of nature and really of life

Answer 8

Is beag tuiscint atá ag an mbean béal dorais ar an dúlra agus i ndáirire ar an saol

Question 9

She can make every effort but at the end of the day she can’t control nature or people

Answer 9

If féidir léi gach iarracht a dhéanamh ach i ndeireadh na dála ní féidir léi daoine ná an dúlra a smachtú

Question 10

Unrealistic

Answer 10

Mírealaíocht

Question 11

She cuts down everything that grows in her garden

Answer 11

Gearrann sí síos gach rud a fhásann ina gairdín

Question 12

She doesn’t like anything to be disorganised

Answer 12

Ní maith léi aon rud nach bhfuil eagair air

Question 13

This is an unrealistic outlook because the world isn’t perfect

Answer 13

Tá an dearcadh seo miréalaíocht toisc nach bhfuil an domhain foirfe

Question 14

Nature has a central place in this poem

Answer 14

Tá tús áite ag an dúlra sa dán seo

Question 15

We see the strength of nature

Answer 15

Feicimid neart an dúlra

Question 16

The poets neighbour thinks that nature should be kept under control

Answer 16

Ceapann comharsa an fhile gur cheart an dúlra a choinneáil faoi smacht

Question 17

The importance of insects

Answer 17

An tábhacht a bhaineann le feithidi beaga

Question 18

The white butterfly and the worm are her enemies

Answer 18

Is naimhde di an feileacán bán agus an piast

Question 19

The poet has a better understanding of nature

Answer 19

Tá tuiscint níos fearr ag an bhfile ar an dúlra

Question 20

She understands that’s it’s an impossible thing to keep nature under control

Answer 20

Tuigeann sí gur rud dodhéanta é an dúlra a choinneáil faoi smacht

Question 21

Dark humour

Answer 21

Dúghreann

Question 22

She cuts down everything that grows too big

Answer 22

Gearrann sí síos gach rud a fhásann rómhór

Question 23

The poet creates an image of the crazy woman running out to the garden every time a petal falls on the ground

Answer 23

Cruthaíonn an file íomha de bhean bhuile ag rith amach sa gairdín gach uair a thiteann piotal ar an talamh

Question 24

War

Answer 24

Cogadh

Question 25

We see the big love the poet has for the environment and nature

Answer 25

Feicimid an grá mór ag an bhfile don timpeallacht agus don dúlra

Question 26

She’s disgusted because the woman next door cuts down everything that is growing in her garden

Answer 26

Tá déistín uirthi toisc go ngearrann an bhean bhéar dorais gach rud atá ag fás sa ghairdín

Question 27

She sees the beauty in natural nature. She doesn’t want to annoy this nature. Because of this, she leaves the garden

Answer 27

Feiceann an áilleacht sa dúlra nádúrtha. Ní maith léi cur isteach leis an dúlra sin. Mar sin, fágann sí a gairdín

Question 28

Somethings are our of our control

Answer 28

Tá rudaí éigean as ár smacht

Question 29

The poet cannot believe that the woman next door is doing everything to have a perfect garden

Answer 29

Ní féidir fíle a creidiúnt go bhfuil an bhean béal dorais ag déanamh gach rud chun a gairdín a beith foirfe

Question 30

There no doubt at all that the poet is using exaggeration because she doesn’t enjoy her neighbour

Answer 30

Níl aon dabht ar bith ach faoi an file ag úsáid ábhéil toisc nach thaitníonn sí a comharsana

Question 31

The poet cannot accept the way that the woman next door wants to take care of her garden

Answer 31

Ní féidir an file an slí a mhaith an bhean béal dorais tabhairt aire do a gairdín a ghlac