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Seamus Heaney - Mid-Term Break - Analysis. Poetry Lecture by Dr. Andrew Barker

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This one is very painful to read and listen to Comment from : Justyn McDonald

A mother is frequently the backbone of the family, yet equally yoked with her husband, brthe Father As the Mother, with her multitasking abilities, to me means 'tearless sighs'bris her masking the pain on behalf of other family members: especially of her precious bryoung son; a treasured son, as giving him a school/college education, a sacrifice of not brhaving his presence at home: perhaps he personifies another kind of loss, relieving her brof other grief and loss she had felt in him Her coughing, is the outward sound of her brkeeping back her grief and tears, inwardly kept, yet fighting against her wishesbrbrYes, I imagine she cried for her child, endlessly, lost to death; a life, a part of her, and the brpain she found almost too hard to endure, even to trying to lock-in, a loss taken through bran accident not of ill health; an unprepared-for deep shockbrAll the more poignant as based on a true experience of Heaney: deeply moving, also of bran intense, yet painful beautybrThe final line 'A four foot box, a foot for every year' really gives The space to grieve with brhim Heartfelt, both wonderfully and tragically explained brThat said, I understand the anger expressed in the intended sounding of the alliterative brsequence; makes perfect sense as a level of pain of a needless loss of life, expressedbrbrA tremendous and much loved Poet in Seamus Heaney Comment from : Marion Richards

POETRY 2023 “How does the reaction to the death in the family manifest in different characters in the poem?” Comment from : mycroftlectures

Very excellent lecture Only your interpretation of the "F" sound in the last line did I find frivolous Comment from : DS&H

Great lecture Old guy in Canada 69 Comment from : Richard Leighton

favourite :) Comment from : Karissa Mirza

Thank you for this explanation! Especially the tearless sighs you did haha Comment from : The Wasabi That Makes Yoongi Cry

love the you explain the poem Comment from : Hassan

Really doesn't sound right in an English accentsorry Comment from : Colm Brady

Dear sir, please upload more lectures on great poetic worksbrYour lectures helped me appreciate English poetry Comment from : Bilal Ahmed

2021 Life-writing Mid-Term Break Comment from : mycroftlectures

Has everyone, seeing his father deeply weeping, especially when you are young, forgot or minimize that moment?brIt is a growing moment, for Ideals, for Death, for Love, for Joy, after an intense Rath episode, does it matter? Comment from : Mgenth bjpafa

May you kindly tell me how to know that I have a consistent rhyme scheme? forgive me for this stupid question Comment from : Nora Mandour

Wow! It's amazing! Thanks! Comment from : Guga Schultze

キラークインさすがにおかしいて Comment from : まっさきにまさき

Literature on Children, 2021 "It can be argued that in Mid-Term Break two children die What causes the end of childhood in the poem?" Comment from : mycroftlectures

good grief 35 minutes & lecture ignores the absolute most important parts of the poem, because you're presenting the poem as if it's a short story Comment from : Richard McLamore

I have no qualification to comment on poetry But I remember some people in literary circles critised the final line I cannot remember accurately their argument but I seem to recall they viewed it as cheap But personally I think it is dramatic and beautiful Comment from : Joseph Harley

This lecture is fascinating I previously thought I knew every aspect of this poem However I missed a few important points which Andrew pointed out I missed the significance of KNELLING And the right of passage I have my own little private knowledge to this piece I sat in that same sick bay in st collumbs college Derry after I sat on a bee Put on my seat as a prank I remember thinking this is where seamus Heaney sat, waiting for the lift home The sick bay is very small very quiet A lonely place Comment from : Joseph Harley

Text and Experience 2020 Comment from : mycroftlectures

Thank u sooo much sir It was really very helpful, love from India Comment from : Vishal Agarwal

“Whispers inform strangers I was the eldest”brThis line puts me right in that room Such simplistic yet vivid language Comment from : Gary ODriscoll

18:05 sent me omg lmao Comment from : HI Hi

oh but thanks for the memes as well lol Comment from : IDO

lmao why do i have to do this for homework Comment from : IDO

thanks for this video, you really helped by making this easy to understand Comment from : Jeffcat101

Quiet short yet rich in poetic devices Comment from : Elly Reads

32:52 haha Comment from : Angelica Jain

Excellently explained DrParker keep it coming👌 Comment from : Phillip Maart

Thank you so much for such a wonderful talk on this beautiful poem Definitely will be reading more of Heaney This brought me to tears Comment from : barry wilmot

youre good Comment from : Edrich Dsouza

If i say that the last line reminded me of profanities will i lose marks on my junior cert? For being inappropriate?? Comment from : Gráinne Beirne

Fantabulous Explanation! Comment from : Jyoti Singh

Yo this video was actually helpful my Midterm exam is base off of this poem, so wish me luck #McB Comment from : Joseph Ponce

Wonderful lecture/explication TU Comment from : Barefoot Prof

2019 Childhood's End Comment from : mycroftlectures

amazing analysis Comment from : davidyjk kim

very well explained 👍 Comment from : Izram Jamshed

Takes me down to memory lane, i did this poem when i was doing grade 8 Comment from : Monareng Ntshepe

Excellent Comment from : Carol Thornton

A four foot box, a foot for every year Comment from : Bantu Letters

english exam in less than 20 hours haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Comment from : Jude Evans

We saw this in School Comment from : Dhabia Aljunaibi

Rite of passage Comment from : mycroftlectures

this is fantastic thank you this has helped me understand the poem much more Comment from : Christo Mc

Lovely Comment from : Rea Charles

Snowdrops imagery purity,innocence, youth Comment from : Carol Sloanes

Really useful stuff! Comment from : Vishal Nanda

This really helped for my exam on Friday Thank you :) Comment from : Meg Atkinson

32:50 caught me off guard lol Comment from : Anav Singh

You miss the importance of the neighbors driving him home This is a standard practice in Ireland even when the bereaved owned cars of their own Neighbors take on certain duties Picking ppl up at airports, train stations etc, cooking meals, milking cows Seeing someone's neighbors at a school was more grave than seeing ones parents, almost like US military arriving to announce a battlefield death The most important of these serious duties neighbors volunteer to do is digging the grave This is a privilege reserved for close friends and neighbors Comment from : Padraig Nestor

thank you,Dr Andrew， it is very helpfull Comment from : 김민영

Wonderful video, I think about the sixth and seven stanzas a lot when talking about the appearance of Heaney's brother As you mentioned, the poem used sibilance a lot in order to create the quietness in the wake of his brother's death But "poppy bruise" not only stands out after Heaney has described a child-like innocence, it also disrupts the pattern with its "p" and "b" sound, it seems to match with his latter anger implied in the last line "Wearing a poppy bruise" also doesn't sound ugly and as if it will fade in a matter of time, when in fact it would not Comment from : lam vivian

I like the interpretation of “f” sounds showing anger of the speaker, but I also think of the “f” sounds as a yell of frustration Throughout the poem, the speaker describes this tragic event from a detached angle, seeing his father cry; hands being held by his mother who sighs with angry coughs Unlike his parents, he does not know how to react on his brother’s death The last line can be a subtle cry for awareness to his frustration, of a boy who is too young to handle his brother’s death Comment from : hoi yan Chan

I think the poem as a whole could be seen as the rite of passage of the poet from the fact that the poet studied in the college signified that he was a young adult, to old adults interacted with him and treated him as a man, to the fact that his mother needed his comfort and help as families tended to help children to mourn but in this case, she could not do so and she could not turn to the family figure (the dad) as he was crying in the porch which left the poet as the pillar of the house, and to the ways the poet treated death Moreover, the title "Mid-Term Break" has different meanings Literally, it was a break or a holiday from school that allowed the poet to get home But I also believe that the break was also caused by the fact that his brother was killed Also, I believe that the final line was said in bitter and sad as it was a waste for such young child to die I do not believe that it was said in anger but your analysis gave it a new perspective but it raised the question: is the emphasizing on stressing the "f" sounds generally lead to profanity? Could it mean other things? Comment from : Alex Tang

Very noice! Comment from : Mandragora

hi from American Amy Comment from : Amy Laakman

the bestest ever lecture on the subject and the poem i was looking for the way sir explained those unfamiliar words like thou and thee became easier all credit goes to you sir tonnes of thanks to you you may be of great help to all those students of MA English who like me find themself weaker in poetry section thanks Comment from : VIDYA BHUSHAN PANDEY

Nice analysis I think that the baby could be a in contrast with the crying father, but also with the young brother who is dead If he were to be alive, he would be just like that kid still carelessly laughing Well that is just what I think Comment from : Ghazal

I poem written in black and white, but full of grey What colour death, white of coarse Nothing bright, just candle light With only the innocent making happy sound,s Many thanks for your enjoyable illumination of a moving scene Comment from : ROBERT LEE-MELLOR

Love the hair Dr Baker! Very 19th century!! Comment from : Alannah Hurley

WB Yeats did a great job on this poem Comment from : Kim Kong

Very much appreciated Dr Barker I haven't read any Irish poetry since my Leaving Certificate 10 years ago You explained more about this poem in 35 minutes than I learned during these years I will continue to reference your lectures as I read more poetry Comment from : glenndez

you didn't talk about the commas or ceseuras Comment from : Joel Nolasco

This definitely will be useful for exams!! Thank you for doing this!! Comment from : Lily Granger

Really very helpful Thanx! Comment from : Sneha Jaiswal

This litrally saved my from failing my junior cert tomorrow very helpful 😊 Comment from : Sarah Lynch

This is so helpful Thank you! Comment from : Paige Watts

Thanks that was really great Comment from : Ivory Hanzo

Absolutely fantastic exploration with vivid imagery to consider  Great for GCSE thank you so much Comment from : Anton Schembri

thanks! very helpful! Comment from : Carriexox13

Fantastic, Thank you Dr Barker for the amazing insight on the poem I will be listening to more of your poem lectures Comment from : William OConnor

Beautiful lecture and reading thank you Comment from : B Ross

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