Irish Key Words

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From various sheets, books, etc. I've got this big long list of words/phrases that a damn handy for most of paper 2

enjoy!

(and if you are going to use them - just make sure of stuff in the dictionary cause i'm not going to guarantee them as 100% correct just in case!)

Image – íomha
Feelings – mothúcáin
In contrast – I gcodarsnacht
Style of the poem – stíl an dáin
He puts emphasis on … – cuir sé béim ar …
Form/choice of words – friotail
The poem isn’t complicated – níl an dán casta
Dealing – ag déiléail
New-age feel – blás nua-aimseartha
Theme – téama
To be felt – le braith
In simple words – I bhfocail simplí
To be seen – le fheiceáil
The meaning – an brí
Reference – tagairt
Main subject matter – bunábhair
Based on – bunaithe ar
Period/era – tréimhse
Syllabic – siollach
To compose – a chumadh
Functioning as – ag feidhmiú mar
Metre (rhythm) – meadaracht
Verse – rann
Rhyme – rím
Internal rhyme – comhardadh inmheánach
Alliteration – uaim
Imaginary – samhailteach
Taken up with – tógtha le
Exaggerated – áiféiseach
Most important – is tábhachtaí
For that purpose – chuige sin
The old style – an tseanstíl
Writing – scríbhneoireacht
Difference – difríocht
Depending on – ag brath ar
Natural rhythm – rithim nádúrtha
A certain amount – méid áirithe
Pondering – ag machnamh
Gloomily – go gruama
Fomal – foirmiúil
Ordinary terms – gnámh-théarmaí
At first – i dtosach báire
Take sides with – taobhaigh le
Against – i gcoinne
In the end – ar deireadh thiar
Lament/elegy – caoineadh
Poem of praise – dán molta
Decline – meath
In mind – ar aigne
In favour – i bhfabhar
Inspiration – spreagadh
Aim – aidhm
We can – tig linn
Phrase – nath
Memory – cuimhne
Incredible – dochreidte
Basic – bunúsach
Chance – deis
Tragic – tragóideach
Free verse – saorvéarsaíocht
Traditional – traidisiúnta
Outlook – dearcadh
Metaphor – meafar
Simile – samhail
Terse – gonta
Modern poetry – nuafhilíocht
Adhere to – cloígh le
Strict rules – rialacha dainge
Formality – nósmhaireacht
Similarity – cosúlacht
Type – cineál
Simplicity – simplíocht
Make use of – bain feidhm as
Onomatopoeia – onamataipé
Paradox – paradacsa
Technique – teicnic
Deeper – níos doimhne
Philosophy – fealsúnacht
Possible – indéanta
Appears to (someone) – feictear do …
As regards – maidir le
Possible to understand – intuigthe
Admit – admhaigh
Promise – geallúint
Unlike – neamhchosúil le
To develop – cur chun cinn
Inspire – spreag
Creative – cruthaitheach
Various aspects – gnéithe éagsúla
Syllable – siolla
Doubt – amhras
Slip – sleamhnaigh
Cleverness – clisteacht
Reliable – iontaofa
Unobtainable – dofhaighte
Only for – mura mbeadh
Vowel – guta
Consonant – consan
Influence – tionchar
A great amount – lear mór
It adds greatly to – cuir sé go mór le
In many ways – ina lán slite
Notice – tabhair faoi deara
Is not mentioned – ní luaitear
Notion – nóisean
Clearly – go soiléir
Title of the poem – teideal an dáin
Symbol – siombail
Setting – suíomh
Atmosphere – athmaisféar
Repetition – athrá
Allegorical (symbolic story/poem) – féithchíallach
Exagguration – áibhéil
Regret – aiféala
Sympathy – bá/comhbhá
Compound words – comhfhocal
Comparison – comparáid
Grief – cumha
Disappointment – díoma
Hope – dóchas
Sorrow – doilíos
Nature/environment - dúlra
Hopeless – éadócchas
Curse – mallacht
Sentimentality – maoithneachas
Personal – pearsantú
Technique – teicníocht
Forsaking – tréigean
Pity – truamhéil

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Nietzschean

i think u have a weee bit too much time on yer hands to be typing all that out on a bb 2 weeks before lc

castie

nice 1 fio it cant do any harm to get some more irish vocab before the exam and ser for gods sake thank the girl :rolleyes:

seamus

pld Fio.....I give you an honorary Leaving Certiship....or sumfink

Sangre

/me copies and pastes and files awway never to be used again

PLd me likies

PiE

Christ I was only searching for something like this a few days ago (with no luck I might add).

Ta v'ry, vr'y, v'ry much :]

Nietzschean

ser for gods sake thank the girl

cast firstly as u know i do pass

and secondly how could i then be my cycnical self?

smiles

Originally posted by Serialkiller
i think u have a weee bit too much time on yer hands to be typing all that out on a bb 2 weeks before lc

actually, it's a list i started last year, i just added to it as i go along.

anyway it only takes a little while to type stuff up

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