Seamus Heaney POETRY 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteraturepoetryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Beaa_farrellCreated on: 29-11-17 12:44 which poem by seamus heaney describes picking something in 'late august'? Blackberry picking 1 of 42 when is this poem set and where? ireland and 1940 2 of 42 what is the underlying idea about this poem? a childs hopes vs adult reality. has a sense of transgression` 3 of 42 what does transgression mean? going against a law or rule 4 of 42 what is iambic pentametre? unstressed, stressed, unstressed , stressed etc 5 of 42 what is troachic tetrameter? stressed, unstressed, stressed, unstressed etc 6 of 42 what is mid term break about? the death of heaneys little brother, (car accident) 7 of 42 what is the car accident described as by Jim Evans? 'a hard blow' 8 of 42 what word emphasises the age and size of his brother? 'four foot box' 9 of 42 when was mid term break written? and when was it set? written in: 1963 set in: 1953 10 of 42 what poem is about identity? digging 11 of 42 what is a plosive? harsh t,k,p,d (etc) sounds 12 of 42 what is the difference between heaney and his father? his father did manual labour and now he writes instead 13 of 42 who else does heaney compare himself to? his grandfather 14 of 42 what is follower about? how heaney used to follow, his father but now his father depends on him 15 of 42 what is the first half of the poem about? and what is second about? the 'perfect' dad, and himself as the imperfect. 16 of 42 what words describe heaneys feelings towards his father now? 'and will not go away' 17 of 42 what does naturalist mean? someone who loves nature, its romantic and spiritual 18 of 42 what repeated sound is in death of a naturalist? 'o' sound 19 of 42 what is this sound meant to be? a frog 20 of 42 what is the repetition of the 'o' sound? assonance 21 of 42 what is the constable calls evidence for ? 'the troubles' in ireland at the time 22 of 42 what is the main imagery in the poem focused on? the gun the constable has 23 of 42 what is heaney drawn to in the poem? the gun and that fact his mum and dad are lying 24 of 42 what is used in the last line that is effective? a triple or epizeuxis 25 of 42 what could the last line mean? a bomb waiting to explode, or counting down the tensions 26 of 42 what are the clearences poems about? the loss of heaneys mother 27 of 42 what is the rhyme scheme in the first octave in clearances 2? ABBACCDD 28 of 42 what is the first octave of the poem about? memory of his mothers kitchen and the perfectness of it 29 of 42 what is the second sestet about? his mother going to heaven 30 of 42 who does his mother meet in heaven in heaven? his grandfather 31 of 42 what is a volta? a change in rythm 32 of 42 what is clearences three about? peeling poatoes with his mum 33 of 42 what is the underlying problem in this poem?` they were lose but not as close as he thought 34 of 42 when were they at their closest? 'her breath in mine' 35 of 42 what is different about the second stanza? there is no punctuation for 4 lines 36 of 42 how many lines is the first stanza and how many lines is the second stanza? first - eight - octave second - six - octave 37 of 42 what rhyme scheme is the poem? half rhyme 38 of 42 what is clearances 4 about? how heaney and his mother grew apart after he got a scholarship 39 of 42 what would heaney do to make sure him and his mother were 'allied and at bay' speak their native language and not talk about his education 40 of 42 what does his mother pronounce wrong at the tsrat of the pome? 'bertold brek' 41 of 42 what did heaney 'govern'? his tongue 42 of 42
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