David poem setting vocabulary

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Glacial Imagery: “David” by Earle Birney J. Marshall 2010

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An examination of the vocabulary connected with setting in the poem "David."

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Glacial Imagery:

“David”by Earle Birney

J. Marshall 2010

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Flora

Pine

Spruce

Heather

Larch

Gentian

Gentian

Saxifrage

Juniper

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FaunaMarten

Mountain Goat

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Arete: Section 3

A knife-edged ridge

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Col (saddle): Section 5

A saddle-shaped depression between two peaks

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Moraine: Section 7

The geological debris dragged by a glacier

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Lateral Moraine

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Sèrac: Section 7

House-sized blocks caused by shearing forces of the glacier. Named after a type of Swiss cheese. They are dangerous for climbers.

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Assiniboine River: Section 7

A major river of the Prairie region.

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Cirque: Section 8

A scooped-shaped valley end formed by glaciers.

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Bergschrund: Section 9

A crack in the glacier caused by shearing forces.

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Nêvé: Section 9

Snow characterized by very large crystals/flakes.

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Crevasse: Section 9

A deep fissure in ice or snow.

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Strata

Strata means “layers” – in the Rockies these are easily visible in the young fold mountains.

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SkreeA layer of loose rock

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Trilobite: Section 4

A common pre-Cambrian fossil found in Rocky Mountains limestone.

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Limestone

The Burgess Shale

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Cairn

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