The main theme for these two poems is death and how it effects Heaney in its different forms as a child.

... Heaney Essay The main theme for these two poems is death and how it effects Heaney in its different forms as a child. Both poems discuss his emotions and how he reacts in each and every situation. Heaney was brought up in Ireland on a small farm so he had to deal with death on a day to day basis, whether it be newly born animals or loved ones; Heaney encountered it all. As the poems progress we begin to see more of Heaney's personality and how he deals with deaths not matter how small they are. Eventually, we begin to see changes in him, as the boy becomes a man and he starts to grow up. 'Midterm Break' begins with Heaney describing how bored he is and how slowly time is passing for him personally. He says, "I sat all morning in the college sick bay," this suggests that

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