Mid-term Break Analysis

Mid- Term Break

A poem which I have recently read is “Mid –term Break” by Seamus Heany. This poem told the story of someone’s death, which in turn made the poem very sad to read. The poet conveyed the sadness using various techniques.

The poem begins with the poet in the medical room of his boarding school, awaiting his neighbours to arrive to take him home. When he arrives home he sees his father is crying, this can only mean one thing, someone has died. There are also some friends and relatives in the house and he feels uncomfortable and a little embarrassed because grown men are shaking his hand. His mother has “cried all she can cry” and she ...