Mid-Term-Break-by-Seamus-Heaney.doc

Mid-Term Break by Seamus HeaneyVocabulary WorksheetA) Vocabulary: BabyPlace the following words in the grid below: a cot a pram cooDefinitionAnswer1)Contented noise made by a baby 2)A babys bed with high sides3)A carriage used to push around a babyB) Vocabulary: FlowersPlace the following words in the table below: coquelicot / perce-neigeFlowersTranslationColour of the flowersnowdroppoppyC) Vocabulary: The Body/ DeathPlace the following words in the table below: funeral corpse bruise temple scar stanch bandageDefinitionAnswera) Area of discoloured skin caused by a blow / un bleub) Piece of material used on a woundc) Stop the flow of bloodd) A permanent mark on skin left after healing of a wound or burne) A dead bodyf) Flat side of head between forehead and earg) Burial ceremony of a dead personD) Vocabulary: Verbswhisper calm a persons feelingssooth sudden sharp sound from the throatcough sound expressing happiness and amusementlaugh speak very softlyknell sound of a bell (especially at a funeral)sigh a long audible breath expressing sadnessE) Prounuciation: Put the verbs above into the past simple. Now put them into the table below according to the pronunciation of the ending ed. See the example below:/Id/d/t/whisperedAdd the following verbs from Exercise C and Exercise A to the table: coo, stanch, bandageF) Miscellaneous VocabularyPlace the following words in the table below: college sick bay a bumper gaudy tearless take something in your stride DefinitionVocabulary WordBar on the front of a car which protects it during an accident / pare-chocsExtravagantly bright and showyAccept something without showing any emotionSchool infirmaryWithout tearsGeneral Comprehension1) Who is the I in the opening stanza? a young boy an old man Big Jim Evans the mother2) Tick all the characters mentioned. neighbours his father his sister teachers his mother his brother Big Jim Evans a priest a baby nurses3) Which settings are mentioned? a school a hospital bedroom a church the boys home4) What has happened to the boys brother? he is ill in hospital he is dead it is his birthday he has been expelled from school5) What is the general tone of the poem? celebratory angry tragic / sad joyous other? .Choose two words to justify your answer. .Detailed ComprehensionPart One (line 1 10)1. Where is he waiting? headmasters office school infirmary church2. How does the boy feel as he sits waiting to be picked up by the neighbours?(Think about the references to time.)3. Can you identify TWO examples of alliteration in the first stanza and comment on their effect on the reader?TechniqueExamplesCommentAlliterationAlliteration4. Who takes the boy home? Why might this seem strange to the boy?5. Identify all the people that the boy meets when he gets home. How do they react? What atmosphere is created by their behaviour?6. Look at the two expressions: “a hard blow” and “ my trouble.” What do these refer to? What do the expressions reveal about the people and how they feel?7. How do you think the boy is feeling at this point?Part Two Lines (11 22)1.What 2 pieces of information do we learn about the boy? he is the youngest in the family he studies away at school he is the eldest boy he has been expelled from school2. Why do you think the people whisper?3. What literary device is used in line 11? Explain its effect.4. What gesture does his mother make? Why does she do this?5. Contrast the mother and the fathers reaction.6. Look at the different ways below that the dead boy is referred to. Put them in the order that they occur in the poem:- his cot- he- him- the corpse- his templeDoes this reveal anything about a progress