Many people are concerned with a sense of loss or deep sadness at a particular event. Examine the means by which a poet, in one poem, conveys either of these emotions to you.

... Mid Term Break Question: Many people are concerned with a sense of loss or deep sadness at a particular event. Examine the means by which a poet, in one poem, conveys either of these emotions to you. 'Mid Term Break' by Seamus Heaney deals with the theme of death. The poem is about Heaney having going through the loss of his brother Christopher but more the loss of strength and innocence. Christopher died at the very young age of four by a horrific car crash while Heaney was away from home for his education. Heaney becomes aware of how alienated he really was from his family by this incident. Heaney's word choice effectively creates images which convey a sense of loss before the focuses on the individual who has died. His use of ''knelling'' to describe the classroom bells has obvious connotations of a funeral bell which we feel gives the

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