Teicnící Filíochta

Friotal (Language)

• Baineann an file úsáid as friotal nádúrtha agus simplí.
  • The poet uses natural and simple language.
• Éiríonn leis an bhfile cás an ainmhí a chur os ár gcomhair go healaíonta.
  • The poet manages to present the animal's situation to us artistically.
• Leis an gcéad líne, "ainmhí mé", cruthaíonn an file dínit agus uaisleacht an ainmhí.
  • With the first line, the poet creates the dignity and nobility of the animal.
• Cuireann na focail 'teochreasa', 'scéimh' 'mo gháir' saol an ainmhí in iúl nuair a bhí fuinneamh agus saoirse aige.
  • The words 'tropics' 'beauty' 'my roar' present the life of the animal when he had energy and freedom.
• Leis an bhfocal 'ach', tuigimid go bhfuil laethanta na foraoise imithe.
  • With the word 'but', we understand that the days of the forest are gone.

Pearsantú (Personification)

• Tá an t-ainmhí ag labhairt díreach linn sa dán seo.
  • The animal is speaking directly to us in the poem.
• Baineann an file úsáid an-eifeachtach as an pearsantú, mar tá éadóchas an ainmhí an-soiléir dúinn.
  • The poet makes effective use of personification as the animal's desperation is very clear to us.

Uaim (Alliteration)

• Úsáideann an file uaim chun béim a leagan ar fhocail áirithe, mar shampla 'Chroithfinn crainnte na coille'

  • The poet uses alliteration to put emphasis on certain words.

• Sa chás seo, cuireann sé sonas an saol sna teochreasa os ár gcomhair.

  • In this situation, it presents us with the happiness of life in the tropics.

Meadaracht (Metre)

• Is í an tsaorvéarsaíocht ata mar mheadaracht an dáin.
  • Free verse is the metre of this poem.
• Níl aon phoncaíocht sa dan seo.
  • There is no punctuation in this poem.
• Mar sin, is féidir leis an bhfile an dan a chum mar is mian léi.
  • Because of that, the poet can compose the poem as she likes.