Mid Term Break by Seumas Heaney
The title of the poem is deliberately deceptive because the phrase 'Mid Term Break' suggests a term-time holiday, which is normally a happy occasion. In reality, the meaning of the title is considerably less cheerful as, later in the poem, we learn that Heaney's younger brother has died. Therefore, the word 'break' in the title refers to a break in the family.
In the first stanza, we are immediately aware that there is tragedy underlying the poem. The phrase "Counting bells knelling classes to a close" signifies that there has perhaps been a death; bells 'knelling' are often linked to funeral processions. Heaney has also used alliteration in this line, which
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The baby seems happy on such a grave occasion, which for me makes the poem more moving. The baby is clearly far too young to understand what is going on, and so has no reason to feel any sadness. Later on in the stanza, the narrator comments on how he feels uneasy at having the older men shake his hand.
"I was embarrassed by the old men standing up to shake my hand"
In stanza four, the phrase 'sorry for my trouble' is in inverted commas. This is indirect speech, as 'my' is written instead of 'your'. This draws attention to what the old men have said - being stuck for words at such a hard time, they use a cliché. People often find it hard to talk to the bereaved - they aren't sure if their words will be found comforting or irritating. They stick to clichés such as 'sorry for your trouble' because they know that nothing else they say will make anyone feel any better. At almost any other time, people can speak confidently and at ease; however, when a death occurs, they find it difficult and are lost for words.
The narrator's mother holds his hand and coughs out 'angry, tearless sighs'. She is holding his hand to try to reassure him but also it is probably because she is trying to reassure herself - she doesn't want to let him go and lose another son. The choice of words 'coughed out angry, tearless sighs' is a strange one, as sighs can't be angry, and you can't cough them out.
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It gives the opportunity to provide structured feedback and reflection and recognise ay achievements as well as identify any performance issues.
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As a trainer, teacher and assessor my roles are many and varied. As part of my day to day work I may not only deliver lessons but also carry out theory assessments, practical assessments and sometimes interviews. I may have to motivate and liaise as well as guide and assess. I will have to keep records and be a subject specialist as well as liaise internally and impart information and advice sometimes on a personal level. The first impact I play regarding my role is either interviewing possible candidates or meeting and greeting them on the first day of their course. Meeting potential apprentices/apprentices on their first day induction requires me to make a good
After reviewing the Balance sheet I have a concern regarding the Current and short term liabilities. Creditors/ trade payable is payment yet to be made for goods already received, if this continues to rise then it will effect the business profit and less stock will have to be ordered so repayments can be made. Bank overdrafts also continued to rise and in the long-term the business will be paying greater interest, which will again eat into the profit. Both increased quite a great deal from the last year-end. If this continues then the business will get into bad debts and owe too much that it will end up having to sale its assets to survive. Finally I can see that due to the above issues and other issues the net current assets/ working capital has decreased so therefore the business is less value then it was a year ago. If the business is worth £1 million now, this could soon decrease within another year.
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