Riders to the Sea

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Detailed Summary & Analysis

Themes

All Themes Spirituality and Mourning Fate and Mortality Age and Gender The Power of the Sea

Characters

All Characters Maurya Bartley Cathleen Nora Townspeople The Young Priest Michael

Symbols

All Symbols Bartley’s Horses The White Boards The Rope

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Irony Mood Setting Situational Irony Style Tone

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
Spirituality and Mourning
Fate and Mortality
Age and Gender
The Power of the Sea

All Characters
Maurya
Bartley
Cathleen
Nora
Townspeople
The Young Priest
Michael

All Symbols
Bartley’s Horses
The White Boards
The Rope

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Irony
Mood
Setting
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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