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Title: Seamus Heaney


1
Seamus Heaney (and Emma)
2
  • Wintering Out
  • 2. North as far as and including
  • Whatever You Say Say Nothing
  • 3. The Haw Lantern as far as and including
    Clearances

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ELit3 40 (20 of Advanced) 2 hour examination
Prose (pre-1900) (open text)- Emma Poetry (20th
century) (open text) - Heaney Candidates will be
required to answer two questions, one from each
of the sections. There will be a choice of one
out of two questions on each text. Copies of the
two texts studied must be taken into the
examination. Some questions will require
reference to specified passages in the
texts. Within this unit, candidates will be
required to respond to literary texts of
different types and periods. The questions on
texts will require candidates to demonstrate,
using appropriate terminology, understanding of
the ways in which writers choices of form,
structure and language shape meaning.
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  • Examiners comments
  • It is pleasing to note that the majority of
    responses do engage with the texts and questions,
    demonstrating the knowledge and understanding of
    what they have studied and making increasing use
    of concise textual detail to support their ideas.
  • Quotation was increasingly integrated into the
    candidates responses and usually developed
    through commentary or analysis.
  • There remain some responses, however, that use
    quotation as a means to interpret or paraphrase
    meaning. This, like technique spotting, is not a
    productive approach.

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  • Focus clearly on the demands of the question.
  • Articulate your own views and awareness of other
    interpretations.
  • Examiners have commented that what looks like
    prepared responses have prevented candidates from
    answering relevantly.
  • Technical accuracy also remains a concern.
  • There is a tendency for some candidates to use
    terminology inaccurately.
  • Only choose a second poem from the collections
    being examined. If a second poem is not asked for
    there is no need for candidates to select one
    however, if a second poem is required it is
    important that candidates fulfil this part of the
    question.
  • An increase was noted in the responses which
    compared and contrasted the poems studied. While
    this is one possible response to the questions
    set in section A, the ability to compare and
    contrast (A02II) is not specifically assessed on
    this paper. Where comparisons were sustained,
    this often resulted in a lack of specific focus
    on the texts chosen. It is important that
    candidates are clear which assessment objectives
    are assessed on the paper. gt

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Past paper questions (most recent first) Explore
Heaneys presentation of religion in Limbo and
in one other poem of your choice. (Include
discussion of attitudes and feelings shown and
use of language, imagery and structure.) Explore
Heaneys presentation of the past in North and
in one other poem of your choice. (Include
discussion of use of language, form and
structure.)
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  • Explore Heaneys presentation of religion in The
    Other Side and in one other poem of your choice.
  • Explore Heaneys presentation of his mother in
    sonnet 4 of Clearances and in one other poem of
    your choice.
  • Explore Heaneys presentation of memories in
    Westering and in one other poem of your choice.
  • In your response you should include discussion
    of
  • thoughts and feelings shown
  • use of language, form and structure.
  • Explore Heaneys presentation of the Irish
    conflict in Whatever you Say Say Nothing.
  • In your response you should include discussion
    of
  • attitudes shown
  • use of language, form and structure.

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Explore Heaneys presentation of religion in
Limbo and in one other poem of your choice.
(Include discussion of attitudes and feelings
shown and use of language, imagery and
structure.) Explore Heaneys presentation of the
past in North and in one other poem of your
choice. (Include discussion of use of language,
form and structure.) Explore Heaneys
presentation of a bog body in The Grauballe Man
and in one other poem of your choice. (Include
discussion of Heaneys use of language, imagery
and structure.) Explore Heaneys use of a
mythical character in The Stone Verdict and in
one other poem of your choice. (Include
discussion of Heaneys choice of character and
use of language, form and structure.) Discuss
Heaneys presentation of place in Anahorish and
in one other poem of your choice. (Include
discussion of Heaneys use of language, form and
structure.) Explore Heaneys presentation of
death in Funeral Rites and in one other poem of
your choice. (Include discussion of Heaneys
attitudes to death and use of language, form and
structure.)
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Discuss Heaneys presentation of characters and
setting in Sunlight and The Seed-Cutters.
(Include discussion of Heaneys use of tone and
imagery, language, form and structure.) Explore
Heaneys themes and poetic techniques in
Hailstones and in one other poem of your
choice. (Include discussion of Heaneys use of
language, form and structure.) Explore how Heaney
writes about suffering in Bye-Child and in one
other poem of your choice. (Include discussion of
Heaneys use of language, form and structure.)
Examine Heaneys themes in Alphabets. (Include
discussion of Heaneys attitudes and use of
structure, vocabulary and imagery.)
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  • General Reading
  • Literary Theory An Introduction Terry Eagleton
  • Seamus Heaney Critical Writings
  • Neil Corcoran Seamus Heaney London Faber
    Student Guides 1986
  • Neil Corcoran The Chosen Ground Essays on
    the Contemporary Poetry of Northern Ireland.
    Seren Books 1992
  • Neil Cocoran After Yeats and Joyce Reading
    Modern Irish Literature. OUP 1997
  • Tony Curtis ed The Art of Seamus Heaney Poetry
    Wales Press 1985
  • Declan Kiberd Inventing Ireland The Literature
    of the Modern Nation. London Vintage 1996
  • Nicholas McGuinn A Students Guide to the
    Selected Poems
  • Michael Parker Seamus Heaney The Making of the
    Poet London MacMillan 1993
  • Richard Kearney Post nationalist Ireland,
    Politics, Culture, Philosophy London Routledge
    1997

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  • Further Wider Reading
  • How To Read A Poem Terry Eagleton (Blackwell)
  • How To Write A Poem John Redmond (Blackwell)
  • Presentations (in pairs)
  • Seamus Heaney timeline,
  • Family relationships
  • Heaneys life (childhood gt career)
  • Significant events in Irish history up to 1963
  • The Troubles
  • Religion Protestant v Catholic
  • Bog Bodies of Europe and
  • Ancient druidic rituals
  • Mythological references in Heaneys poems
  • Biblical references in Heaneys poems
  • Heaneys Influences and Critics

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  • Essay writing guidelines
  • Choose essay title carefully can you write well
    about both poems?
  • Choose companion poem carefully is there enough
    to write on the theme?
  • Make a brief plan.
  • Spend an equal amount of time on each poem (i.e.
    30 mins each).
  • Check keyword in title ensure you focus
    entirely on this theme.
  • Link and comment on both poems in introduction
    and conclusion.
  • Include key word in topic sentence at start of
    each paragraph.
  • When analysing second poem refer to first poem
    you do not need to compare and contrast, but
    should briefly mention similarities or
    differences in the way they deal with the theme.
  • Use brief, integrated quotes (eg The verb
    shackled suggests that).
  • Use technical terms (eg The verb shackled
    suggests that ).
  • Cover all AO3s (Form, Structure, Language and
    Imagery).
  • Include plurality.
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