Ivy Day in the Committee Room

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Themes

All Themes Youth and Political Paralysis Isolation and Discord Morality vs. Politics

Characters

All Characters Old Jack Mat O’Connor John Henchy Joe Hynes Father Keon Mr. Crofton Bantam Lyons Richard Tierney Charles Stewart Parnell Edward VII Stout delivery boy Fanning Colgan

Terms

All Terms Nationalism Ivy Day The Committee Room Conservatism Shoeboy

Symbols

All Symbols Fire Ivy Leaf

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Mood Motifs Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
Youth and Political Paralysis
Isolation and Discord
Morality vs. Politics

All Characters
Old Jack
Mat O’Connor
John Henchy
Joe Hynes
Father Keon
Mr. Crofton
Bantam Lyons
Richard Tierney
Charles Stewart Parnell
Edward VII
Stout delivery boy
Fanning
Colgan

All Terms
Nationalism
Ivy Day
The Committee Room
Conservatism
Shoeboy

All Symbols
Fire
Ivy Leaf

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Motifs
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony

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