"Mid-Term Break". A Poem by Seamus Heaney which Talks about a Tragedy Happened to a Child of Four Years Old: The Poem Is Narrated by a Sibling of This Dead Boy

In the poem "Mid-Term Break", we can appreciate how heaney tries to arouse the feelings of pity and compassion (for the family). He achieves this by introducing a child who talks in a natural way and uses simple vocabulary. Also, he emphasizes those feelings by creating shoking images.
While we read the poem, we can notice how the speaking voice is restraint. This means that he is not showing his feelings towards his dead brother and the complicated situation. …