Seamus Heaney was born amongst the midst of Irish rebellions, only about two decades after the proclamation of the Irish Republic, to a family of traditional farmers. ... , though through the political and very personal message in Heaney's poems, the suffering and blood spilt only feeds the generations of rebellions, of patriotism in regaining their freedom. ... The corpses of these rebels were buried bare into the earth; with nothing on them apart from their clothes and pocketfuls of barley- what they ate to sustain life for the day of the rebellion. ... here shows there is a pattern of ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Discuss this statement with reference to TWO texts studied this year- one pre-1900 and one twentieth century. ... This era of rebellion from authors around the world was a reaction to and rebellion against rationalism and the age of reason, the time which preceded this revolution. ...

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By stating it doesn't have a father, she also makes what would normally be a serious statement humorous. ... Since Emily, as the character, is not allowed to dance, she imagines herself doing so, giving her great delight and also expressing a silent rebellion of sorts. ... When the glee possesses her, it is almost like the rebellion within her breaking through, not just for happiness's sake, but also to take a stand. ...

• Word Count: 1953
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School