Stór focal agus frásaí

Use these vocab and phrases to form a complete answer

The woman’s perspective

Dearcadh na mná

The man’s perspective

Dearcadh an fhir

It is expressed to us

Cuirtear in iúl dúinn

To show the man’s wishes/desires

chun mianta an fhir a thaispeáint

The man’s desires emphasise a traditional way of living

Leagann mianta an fhir béim ar shlí mhaireachtála thraidisiúnta

What the woman wants to get out of the relationship

Céard ata an bhean ag iarraidh a bhaint amach ón gcaidreamh

Unlike

Neamhchosúil

Equality is extremely important to her in the relationship

Tá cothromaíocht ríthabhachtach di sa chaidreamh

To share

a roinnt

She would like full freedom to make her own choices

Ba mhaith léi lá saoirse a rogha féin a dhéanamh

Contrast

codarsnacht

I commend the poet

Molaim an file

the man’s wishes

mianta an fhir

the woman’s wishes

mianta na mná

that the relationship won’t be successful

nach mbeidh an caidreamh rathúil

The decision

an cinneadh

The ending greatly impacted me

Chuir an deireadh seo go mór i bhfeidhm orm

Two short sentences are used to explain the end of the relationship

Úsáidtear dhá habairt bheag chun deireadh an chaidrimh a mhíniú

They are not committed to eachother

Níl siad tiomanta go hiomlán dá chéile

Indifference and apathy are seen

[when talking about lack of emotion in final lines]

Feictear an fhuarchúis agus dímhothú

The marriage

An phósadh

I will discuss

Pléifidh

Old-fashioned

Sean-aimseartha

It is mentioned in the poem

Luaitear sa dán

what the marriage means to the two of them

cad a chiallaíonn an phósadh don bheirt

Independence

Neamhspleáchas

the poet reveals that the marriage failed

nochtann an file gur theip ar an bpósadh

lack of hope

easpa dóchais

an interest in the marriage is created

Cruthaítear suim sa phosadh

The reader gets a fright because they weren’t expecting this

baineadh stad as an leitheoir mar ní raibh siad ag súil leis sin