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Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
An file
Rugadh sa bhliain 1952 i Lancashire, Sasana í tógadh i nGaletacht Chorca Dhuibhne í.
Rinne sí staidéar ar an nGaeilge agus an Bhéarla san Ollscoil agus chaith sí tamall ag múineadh.
Nuala’s published books
Is iad na leabhar filíocht atá foilsithe aici ná:
An Dealg Droighin (1981)
Féar Suaithinsneach (1984)
Pharoah’s daughter (1990)
the poem is sattire of old love poems
Is aoir é an dán ar na seandánta grá
Teideal an Dáin
Cén éifeachtacht a bhaineann le húsáid na lúibíní sa dán?
Feictear lúibíní i dteideal an dáin agus is cleas é seo a úsáideann an file chun atmaisféar éadrom agus greanmhar a chruthú don léitheoir
The title is very clever
Tá teideal an dáin an-chliste agus éifeachtach
The brackets add to the humour
Cuireann na lúibíní leis an ngreann
Scéal/ Téama an dáin
The poem relates to love. This love poem isn’t about traditional love
Baineann an dán deo le grá.
Is dán grá é seo ach ní dán traidisiúnta grá é.
In old love poems, the partner is usually good looking and perfect but this man isn’t
Sna seandánta grá, bhíodh an leannán dathúil
. Níl an fear seo dathúil.
the poet is making fun of old love poems that puts emphasis on love
Tá an file ag magadh faoi na seandánta grá a chuir béim ar chuma an duine
The poet doesn’t care about the looks of people. She does not think thats important at all
Is cuma leis an bhfile faoi chuma an duine
ceapann sí nach bhfuil sé sin tábhachtach ar chor ar bith
The man is generous and kind and that is the most important
Tá an fear seo flaithiúil agus cneasta léi agus is é sin an rud is tábhachtaí.
she understands personality is more important than looks
Tuigeann sí go bhfuil tréithe níos tábhachtaí ná cuma
The poet is realistic about love
Tá an file réalaíoch faoin ngrá
Humour is intertwined in the poem
Tá greann fite fuaite tríd an dán
Here the description of love is genuine and real
Anseo, tá cur síos ar a grá an-mhacánta agus réalaíoch
Her love is not similar to daisies
Níl a grá cosúil leis na nóiníní bána ach oiread
His eyes and his hair are not beautiful in any way
Níl a shúile ná a chuid gruaige álainn, dathúil in aon chor
The poet’s love has hair similar to barbed wire instead of beautiful silk
Tá gruaig ghrá an fhile cosúil le sreang dheilgneach in ionad síoda álainn
towards the end of the poem the contrast is seen very clearly
Tá codarsnacht le feiceáil go han-soiléir.
The appearance of a person doesn’t matter to her
Níl cuma an duine tábhachtach di
The apples stand for the necessities of life
Seasann na húlla do riachtanais na beatha
The grapes stand for pleasures of life
Seasann na caora finiúna do pléasúr an tsaoil
Metaphor
the poet uses effective metaphors at the end of the poem
Baineann an file úsáid éifeachtach as meafair ag deireadh an dáin
He is there for her can always depend on him
Tá sé ann di i gcónaí agus is feidir léi brath air
the last two lines highlight the most important thinfs in a relationship
Cuireann an dá line dheiridh sa dán in iúl na rudaí is tábhachtaí sa ghaol
Nature has a central place in the poem
Tá áit lárnach ag an dúlra sa dán
The images are all rooted in nature
Tá na híomhánna go léir frémhaithe bunaithe sa dúlra
it is said
“Níl mo ghrá-sa mar bhlath na n-airní”
“Is ma tá aon gaol aige le nóinini”
“Ní haon glaise cheolmhar iad a shuile”
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