Poetry

Chapter 8:

- Phonecall by chuckie -> gathering in a yuppie bar

- Chuckie "betrays" Jake -> 'An Evening of Irish Poetry Tonight' (p.172)

=> Jake and his friends mostly 'vulgar' (p.172) <-> poetry complete opposite

- Jakes charakterisation of Shague Ghinthoss:

-> looks like Santa Claus

-> is writing about frogs, hedges and long-handled spades

-> vaguely anti-English Catholic

- After Max passes by a new book to Jake he replied:

-> 'according to whom'  -->gramatical

=> Jake makes fun of the poetic-language

- When jake starts reading a poem

-> Chuckie's face passed by satire

-> Donal pedagogical expression

-> Jake clears his voice before reading

-> While reading: He replaces words with 'blah'

=> Chuckie and Donal embody prejudices

=> Poems have no sense

- Jakes charakterisation of normal poets:

-> twats in poetic clothes

- 'Twats' have the same reputation as Shague Ghinthoss

-> Shague Ghinthoss is from the land

-> Other poets are just 'city boys', which have never seen the real nature

- One poet starts reading a poem (Poem to a British soldier)

-> Jake recognizes the poet

-> describes him as a guy who has no social skills

=> Fine language didn't help the poet in social situations

- Shague Ghinthoss starts reading a poem

-> Jake describes it as a geography field trip

=> Jake shows the huge differnece between poets from land and poets from city

- Poetry scene ends abruptly