Overview of the Collection (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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New Selected Poems 1966-87 publication year
New Selected Poems 1966-87 publication year
1990 Faber edition
Heaney's birth year
Heaney's birth year
1939
Geographic setting of Heaney's early poetry
Geographic setting of Heaney's early poetry
Derry boglands, Northern Ireland
Historical context of Heaney's mature work
Historical context of Heaney's mature work
The Troubles (Northern Ireland's sectarian conflict)
Poet influencing Heaney's nature observation & sound
Poet influencing Heaney's nature observation & sound
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Central metaphor in 'Digging'
Central metaphor in 'Digging'
Pen as spade
Subject of 'Mid-Term Break'
Subject of 'Mid-Term Break'
Death of Heaney's younger brother
Symbolism of bog bodies in 'The Tollund Man'
Symbolism of bog bodies in 'The Tollund Man'
Ancient sacrifice paralleling modern IRA killings
Year of Heaney's Nobel Prize for Literature
Year of Heaney's Nobel Prize for Literature
1995
Sound device: vowel sound repetition
Sound device: vowel sound repetition
Assonance