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Analyse the following quote: 'The squat pen rests; snug as a gun' |
Gun: suggests that words are extremely powerful. Snug: established that Heaney has had an easy and comfortable life as a writer; compared to the work his father (and generations previously) have done in the fields. |
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What quotations supports the intention that Heaney feels slightly embarrassed. |
'I looked down' |
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How do the first two stanzas contrast to the rest of the poem? |
The first two stanzas have rhyming couplets and the rest of the poem does not which could suggest that life isn't always what you expect. |