Éiceolaí Le Biddy Jenkinson Flashcards
The different way people manage their gardens and lives is the theme of this poem
Is iad na bealaí difriúla atá ag daoine chun plé lena ngairdíní agus lena saol is téama don dán seo
We see two women and two very different gardens together in this poem
Feicimid beirt bhan agus dhá ghairdín atá an-éagsúil lena chéile sa dáin seo
Controlling
Smachtúil
The second woman is a woman who lives without rules
Is duine chaitheann a saol gan rialacha í an dara bean
This different outlook can be seen in the gardens
Tá an dearcadh difriúil sin le feiceáil sna gairdíní
Woman next door
Bean béal dorais
She likes to put control on everything in her life
Is maith léi smacht a chur ar gach rud ina shaol
The woman next door has little understanding of nature and really of life
Is beag tuiscint atá ag an mbean béal dorais ar an dúlra agus i ndáirire ar an saol
She can make every effort but at the end of the day she can’t control nature or people
If féidir léi gach iarracht a dhéanamh ach i ndeireadh na dála ní féidir léi daoine ná an dúlra a smachtú
Unrealistic
Mírealaíocht
She cuts down everything that grows in her garden
Gearrann sí síos gach rud a fhásann ina gairdín
She doesn’t like anything to be disorganised
Ní maith léi aon rud nach bhfuil eagair air
This is an unrealistic outlook because the world isn’t perfect
Tá an dearcadh seo miréalaíocht toisc nach bhfuil an domhain foirfe
Nature has a central place in this poem
Tá tús áite ag an dúlra sa dán seo
We see the strength of nature
Feicimid neart an dúlra
The poets neighbour thinks that nature should be kept under control
Ceapann comharsa an fhile gur cheart an dúlra a choinneáil faoi smacht
The importance of insects
An tábhacht a bhaineann le feithidi beaga
The white butterfly and the worm are her enemies
Is naimhde di an feileacán bán agus an piast
The poet has a better understanding of nature
Tá tuiscint níos fearr ag an bhfile ar an dúlra
She understands that’s it’s an impossible thing to keep nature under control
Tuigeann sí gur rud dodhéanta é an dúlra a choinneáil faoi smacht
Dark humour
Dúghreann
She cuts down everything that grows too big
Gearrann sí síos gach rud a fhásann rómhór
The poet creates an image of the crazy woman running out to the garden every time a petal falls on the ground
Cruthaíonn an file íomha de bhean bhuile ag rith amach sa gairdín gach uair a thiteann piotal ar an talamh
War
Cogadh
We see the big love the poet has for the environment and nature
Feicimid an grá mór ag an bhfile don timpeallacht agus don dúlra
She’s disgusted because the woman next door cuts down everything that is growing in her garden
Tá déistín uirthi toisc go ngearrann an bhean bhéar dorais gach rud atá ag fás sa ghairdín
She sees the beauty in natural nature. She doesn’t want to annoy this nature. Because of this, she leaves the garden
Feiceann an áilleacht sa dúlra nádúrtha. Ní maith léi cur isteach leis an dúlra sin. Mar sin, fágann sí a gairdín
Somethings are our of our control
Tá rudaí éigean as ár smacht
The poet cannot believe that the woman next door is doing everything to have a perfect garden
Ní féidir fíle a creidiúnt go bhfuil an bhean béal dorais ag déanamh gach rud chun a gairdín a beith foirfe
There no doubt at all that the poet is using exaggeration because she doesn’t enjoy her neighbour
Níl aon dabht ar bith ach faoi an file ag úsáid ábhéil toisc nach thaitníonn sí a comharsana
The poet cannot accept the way that the woman next door wants to take care of her garden
Ní féidir an file an slí a mhaith an bhean béal dorais tabhairt aire do a gairdín a ghlac
