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The poem makes extensive use of onomatopoeia and a simile that compares the behaviour of the amphibians to warfare ("Some sat poised like mud grenades") amongst other techniques. "Mid-Term Break" is a reflection on the death of Heaney's younger brother, Christopher, while Heaney was at school. [2]
Seeing Things is the eighth poetry collection by Seamus Heaney, who received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. It was published in 1991. Heaney draws inspiration from the visions of afterlife in Virgil and Dante Alighieri in order to come to terms with the death of his father, Patrick, in 1986. The title, Seeing Things, refers both to the ...
Caesura. A caesura (/ sɪˈzjʊərə /, pl. caesuras or caesurae; Latin for "cutting"), also written cæsura and cesura, is a metrical pause or break in a verse where one phrase ends and another phrase begins. It may be expressed by a comma (,), a tick ( ), or two lines, either slashed (//) or upright (||). In time value, this break may vary ...
A Difficult Birth, Easter 1998" is a poem by Gillian Clarke. The poem references the Good Friday Agreement , where Unionists and Nationalists in Northern Ireland agreed to engage in a peace process. [1]
Catrin (poem) " Catrin " is a poem written by Welsh poet Gillian Clarke about her daughter, Catrin, growing up, and "the tight red rope of love", the strong bond between them that can never be broken. It describes the loving relationship between the mother and daughter and the various conflicts they may face within that relationship.
What Were They Like?" is a poem by Denise Levertov written as a protest against the Vietnam War, envisaging a future where the "genocide" that the American bombing campaign began had been completed, and nothing is known of Vietnam or its culture. [1] Major themes within the poem include: war, culture and anger. [2]
On the Train. " On The Train " is a poem by Gillian Clarke. Its chief subject matter is the Paddington rail crash and its aftermath. [1] The poem imagines commuters on the train heading towards the "bone-ship" and refers to the anxiety of passengers and loved ones alike in the days following the disaster. Clarke uses the technology of 1999 to ...
An anthology of poems and prose responding to and examining the poem, Adlestrop Revisited, edited by Anne Harvey, was published by The History Press. The text of the poem is used on the album Adlestrop by Gilroy Mere, and its mood informs the album - the sounds of trains, birds, and evoking the English summer - which is themed around rural ...