Seamus Heaney : Mid-term break

What is the name of the poet who wrote "Mid-Term Break"?

• Seamus Haney

• Simon Heeny

• Seamus Heaney

• Seamus Heeny

What age was the young boy's brother when he died?

• 3

• 4

• almost 4

• 5

How do the people in the community support the family?

• They help with making food

• They give the boy a lift home

• They send a card

• They help mind the baby

What type of flowers are by the bedside?

• Lilies

• Roses

• Daffodils

• Snow-drops

The poem Mid-Term Break is about

• A boy going home for the holiday but it is for a sad reason

• People trying to deal with a tragedy in their own way

• A young boy feeling who just lost his brother

• All of the above

Why was the boy embarrassed?

• because he forgot about the funeral

• because the old men were getting up and shaking his hand

• because he did not like the strangers

• because he was driving the car that killed his brother

who is being described here

"In hers and coughed out angry tearless sighs."

• His mother

• His aunt

• His father

• His brother

The title of the poem is an example of

• Juxtaposition

• Forewarning

• Metaphor

• Irony

Which quatation shown a contrast of mood in the poem?

• In the porch I met my father crying

• Counting bells knelling

• The baby cooed and laughed and rocked the pram

• Wearing a poppy bruise

The repetition of /s/ is an example of:

"Counting bells knelling classes to a close"

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance