Analysis Of Heaney's Punishment
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Question: "On the surface, Heaney's poems are very simple. This simplicity however is deceptive, for the poems are usually most subtle and complex." What do you think of this response to Heaney's poems?
Heaney's poetry may at first, initially seem simple, yet his poems do contain more complex unde ....
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.... Heaneys choice of unemotive words. This simplicity is seen throughout the poem, where the reader initially could perceive the poem to solely be about the life, and appearance of a 'bog woman'. However at a deeper level, Heaney looks at the very human society functions, both in ancient and present times. This us summed up at the end of the poem;
"who would connive
in civilized outrage
yet understand the exact
and tribal, intimate revenge" (Stanza 11)
Heaney here, writes that he does not ....
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