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Tracy K Smith: Poem summaries and tips for the Leaving Cert English Poetry Exam
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If you’re studying the poetry of Tracy K Smith for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you!
English teacher Laura Daly joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays.
Laura covers different aspects of Smith's poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail.
Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones you’re studying.
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TIMECODES:
00:30 - Intro
01.16 - Tracy K Smith’s background and poetic influences
02:17 - It’s Not
06:09 - Joy
10:12 - The Searchers
14:06 - The Museum Of Obsolescence
18:06 - Letter To A Photo Journalist Going In
22:35 - The Universe Is A Primal Scream
26:23 - The Universe Is A House Party
30:10 - Dominion Over The Beasts Of The Earth
34:43 - Ghazel
38:58 - I Will Tell You The Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It
42:25 The Greatest Personal Privation
46:25 - Don’t You Wonder Sometimes
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24 Feb 2025
Patrick Kavanagh - Poem Summaries & Tips for Leaving Cert English Poetry Revision
Studying the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh for the Leaving Cert? This podcast is for you!
Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays.
Peter looks at the themes and style of Kavanagh’s poetry in this podcast and examines each of his poems on the syllabus in detail.
Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones you’re studying.
0:00 Intro, Themes & Style
16:23 Inniskeen Road: July Evening
19:28 Shancoduff
21:42 The Great Hunger, Section 1
26:38 Advent
30:05 A Christmas Childhood
32:00 On Raglan Road
34:30 Epic
36:40 The Hospital
38:35 Canal Bank Walk
41:48 Lines Written on a Seat on the Grand Canal Dublin
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For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q)
As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at info@studyclix.ie. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie (http://studyclix.ie/). You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.
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22 Jan 2025
The King Lear Podcast: #5 Goneril & Regan
Studying King Lear for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!
Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays.
In this episode, Studyclix expert teacher Peter Tobin will be talking us through the characters of Goneril & Regan.
For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q)
As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at info@studyclix.ie. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie (http://studyclix.ie/). You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.
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