New Selected Poems 1966–87 by Seamus Heaney (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Pub. year & collection of 'Mid-Term Break'
Pub. year & collection of 'Mid-Term Break'
1966, 'Death of a Naturalist'
Who died in 'Mid-Term Break' & age
Who died in 'Mid-Term Break' & age
Heaney's brother Christopher, aged 4
Year of accident in 'Mid-Term Break'
Year of accident in 'Mid-Term Break'
1953
Structural form of 'Mid-Term Break'
Structural form of 'Mid-Term Break'
Seven tercets + one monostich
Definition of 'monostich'
Definition of 'monostich'
A single-line stanza standing alone
Final line of 'Mid-Term Break'
Final line of 'Mid-Term Break'
'A four-foot box, a foot for every year'
Meaning of 'knelling' in poem
Meaning of 'knelling' in poem
Funeral/death bells tolling
Why is 'Mid-Term Break' title ironic?
Why is 'Mid-Term Break' title ironic?
Usually pleasant; here it's for a funeral
Tone of 'Mid-Term Break'
Tone of 'Mid-Term Break'
Restrained/understated, emotionally controlled
Irish euphemism for death in poem
Irish euphemism for death in poem
'sorry for my trouble'