Tuesday 29 September 2020

Questions in Past Papers (PU) | Selected Poems By Seamus Heaney | Eureka Study Aids

1. Critically examine one of the following poems by Seamus Heaney: (2004) 
(i) A Constable Calls
(ii) The Tollund Man 
2. Discuss Bardic quality in the poems of Seamus Heaney. (2005) 
3. What are the various themes in the poems of Seamus Heaney you have read? (2006) 
4. Heaney's 'A Constable Calls' is based on memory. It talks of distrust and fear. Elaborate. (2007) 
5. Heaney digs into the past with his 'squat pen'. Explain. (2008) 
6. Illustrate Heaney's relationship with Ireland with close reference to "Toome Road" and "Casting and Gathering". (2009) 
7. Heaney's metaphors are sensuously alive. Discuss with reference to 'Personal Helicon' and 'Tollund Man'. (2010) 
8. 'Toome Road' and 'Casting and Gathering' exemplify Heaney's positive vision of Ireland. Explain. (2011) 
9. Heaney's poetry explores man's relationship with history. Discuss. (2012) 
10. How does "Tallund Man" describe the anxiety of Heaney as an Irish writer? (2013) 
11. Discuss Heaney's perspective on Ireland in 'Toome Road' and 'Casting and Gathering'. (2014) 
12. What value does Heaney ascribe to contrariness in Irish scenario? Illustrate with detailed reference to at least two of his poems. (2015) 
13. What according to Heaney is the role of curiosity and fear in the development of the artist? (2016) 
14. What value does Heaney ascribe to contraries in his verse? (2017) 
15. Examine in detail any tow childhood poems by Heaney. (2018) 
16. Personal Helicon sign posts Heaney's development fron a naturalist to a poet. Explain. (2019) 

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