quotes explained

Question 1

Véarsa a haon:
The images and metaphors show the man’s view of marriage in this verse.
It is clear that he ‘wanted a woman’ but he was looking forward to a woman who would be content to settle down ‘in the nest of his kind’

Answer 1

Léiríonn na híomhánna agus na meafair dearcadh an fhir ar an bpósadh sa véarsa seo.
Is léir gur ‘shantaigh sé bean’ ach bhí sé ag tnúth le bean a bheadh sásata socrú síos ‘i nead a chine’

Question 2

‘i nead a chine’

The man wanted to settle down among his own people

Answer 2

Theastaigh ón bhfear socrú síos i measc a mhuintire féin

Question 3

settle down

Answer 3

socrú síos

Question 4

‘ar leac a thine’
the man wanted a traditional life with his wife at home and his children around them. The poet uses the warm image to show the vision/gap that the man had for his life and his marriage

Answer 4

bhí saol traidisiúnta ag teastáil ón bhfear lena bhean chéile sa bhaile agus a leanaí mórthimpeall orthu . Usáideann an file an íomha teolaí chun an fhís/bearna a bhí ag an bhfear dá shaol agus dá phósadh a léiriú

Question 5

vision

Answer 5

fís

Question 6

véarsa a dó
The poet shows the desires of the woman and her modern view of marriage with the images of power, authority, property and status in society.

Answer 6

Léiríonn an file mianta na mná agus a dearcadh nua-aimseartha ar an bpósadh leis na híomhánna a bhaineann le cumhacht, údarás, maoin agus stádas sa tsochaí.

Question 7

She longed for a husband and was looking for shelter and love from a man. However, she did not want to accept the traditional role as a wife that her husband envisioned for her.

Answer 7

Shantaigh sí fear céile agus bhí sí ag lorg foscaidh agus grá ó fhear. Ní raibh sí ag iarraidh glacadh leis an ról traidisiúnta mar bhean chéile a shamhlaigh a fear di, áfach.

Question 8

‘Taobh den bhríste’
the woman wanted half the power and authority

Answer 8

bhí an bhean ag iarraidh leath den chumhacht agus den údarás

Question 9

‘leath den chíste’
She was looking for ‘half the cake’. The woman wanted half of the wealth in the marriage.

Answer 9

Bhí sí ag lorg ‘leath den chíste’. Bhí an bhean ag iarraidh leath den saibhreas sa phósadh.

Question 10

‘meas na mílte’
The woman wanted status in society and respect from others outside the family.
That desire was not in line with her husband’s wishes which were focused only on the family and a warm, peaceful life at home

Answer 10

Bhí an bhean ag iarraidh stádais sa tsochaí agus meas ó dhaoine eile lasmuigh den teaghlach.
Ní raibh an mhian sin ag teacht le mianta a fir is dóha a bhí dírithe ar an teaghlach amháin agus saol sons, teolaí sa bhaile

Question 11

The poet uses imagery and a simple quotes to enhance the effect of the poem

Answer 11

Usáideann an file fím agus friotal simplí chun cur le héifeacht an dáin

Question 12

We see a final balance between the odd lines in the verses, ‘bean’, ‘grean’, ‘greann’ in verse one

Answer 12

Feicimid comhardadh deiridh idir na corrlínte sna véarsaí ,’bean’, ‘grean’, ‘greann’ i véarsa a haon

Question 13

The poem’s bare, simple, concise quote is appropriate for the theme of the poem, which is the failure of a marriage

Answer 13

Tá friotal lom, simplí, gonta an dáin oiriúnach do théama an dáin, mar atá, teipeadh ar phósadh

Question 14

suitable

Answer 14

oiriúnach

Question 15

The brevity of the lines helps the poet express the sadness of the situation as the couple failed to reach a compromise to save their marriage

Answer 15

Cabhraíonn gontacht na línte leis an bhfile brón an tsuímh a léiriú mar níor éirigh leis an lánúin teacht ar chomhréiteach chun a bpósadh a shábbháil

Question 16

The last two lines are all very effective with the succinct, stark lines ‘Tángthas ar réiteach. They separated’.
The brevity of the lines accentuates the sadness of the occasion

Answer 16

Tá an dá líne dheiridh an-eifeachtach ar fad leis na línte gonta, loma ‘Thángthas ar réiteach. Scaradar’.
Cuireann gontacht na línte brón na hócáide in úil

Question 17

brevity of the lines

Answer 17

gontacht na línte

Question 18

He was looking forward to days and weeks full of fun and enjoyment with his wife and children around them.

Answer 18

Bhí sé ag tnúth le laethanta agus oicheanta lán le spraoi agus sult cois line lena bhean chéile agus a bpáistí mothimpeall orthu.

Question 19

The theme of this poem is marriage and the obstacles that sometimes end marriages

Answer 19

Is é téama an dáin seo ná pósadh agus na constaicí a churieann deireadh le póstaí uaireanta

Question 20

The speaker is shocked at the end of the poem because the poet uses a very concise phrase and perhaps a bit of sarcasm/bitterness with the lines

Answer 20

Baintear geit as an léithreoir ag deireadh an dáin mar úsáideann an file friotal an-ghonta agus b’fhéidir beagán searbhas leis na línte

Question 21

bitter/sarcastic

Answer 21

searbhasach