This is a NAT 5 English A-grade critical essay which examines Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Mid-Term Break’ in relation to the following question: Choose a poem which creates a particular mood or atmosphere. By referring to poetic techniques, show how the poet creates this particular mood or atmosphere.

This is a NAT 5 English A-grade critical essay which examines Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Mid-Term Break’ in relation to the following question: Choose a poem which makes you think more deeply about an aspect of life. By referring to poetic techniques, show how the poet explores this aspect of life.