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Flashcards in Prayer Before Birth, Louis Macneice Deck
Flashcards in Prayer Before Birth, Louis Macneice Deck
Form of prayer from unborn child: to be protected from threats and horrors of the world
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What did Louis MacNeice's poetry focus on?
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Context
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What is the significance of "Prayer" in the title?
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Imagery #1
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Structure #1
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Structure #2
6th Stanza
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Tone
Religious: "hear me." "console me." "forgive me" "Let not"
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Name 3 possible poem comparisons
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"Half Past Two" Comparison
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"Hide and Seek" Comparison
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"Poem at Thirty Nine" Comparison
1. Contrasting style of personal address to reader about individual becoming person they can
proud of
2. Whereas in this poem: baby would be ashamed to be human