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For my coursework I am going to compare the following poems, “In Mrs Tilscher’s Class” by Carol-Ann Duffy and ”Death of a naturalist” by Seamus Heaney. From reading them I get the impression of childhood memories
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English Poetry Coursework For my coursework I am going to compare the following poems, "In Mrs Tilscher's Class" by Carol-Ann Duffy and "Death of a naturalist" by Seamus Heaney. From reading them I get the impression of childhood memories. Both poets are writing about their childhood making these poems autobiographical. Carol-Ann Duffy's poem states: "The laugh of a bell swung by a child..." This shows the bell is personified as it laughs and we know that bells don't laugh. Seamus Heaney also uses personification. He states: "Bubbles gargled delicately" By stating this he is giving the bubbles, a non-living characteristic, living characteristics. Both poets write about a teacher. In Heaney's poem we hear of a teacher "Miss Walls". In Duffy's poem we learn about the teacher "Mrs Tilscher". In the second stanza of Duffy's poem, we catch a glimpse of her inner-child. She uses short sentences such as: "Enthralling books" "Sugar paper" "Coloured Shapes" "This was better then...
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