1. 6th Year Poetry
Key Words

2. Plath: Key phrases to describe her work
Shocks the reader
Powerful emotions
Dark emotions
Thought-provoking imagery
Intense, personal and disturbing
Effective use of language
Personal experiences of suffering
Provocative imagery
Intense emotions
Extreme states of mind
Effective use of language

3. Plath: Key Themes/Issues/Insights/Concerns
Fear
Despair
Inadequacy
Depression
Lack of power
Mental anguish
Motherhood
Love
Self-loathing

4. Bishop: Key phrases to describe her work
Intensity of feeling
Highly detailed observation
Carefully judged use of language
Unique style
Vivid imagery
Poses interesting questions
Precise imagery
Unique personal experiences
Original

5. Bishop: Key Themes/Issues/Insights/Concerns
Nature
Childhood
Moments of awareness
Love
Addiction
Homelessness
Death and loss

6. Yeats: Key phrases to describe his work
Public
commentary
Evocative language
Personal reflection
Challenging style
Challenging subject matter
Tension between real world and ideal world he imagines
The idea of contrast

7. Yeats: Key Themes/Issues/Insights/Concerns
Nature
Escape
Ageing
Politics
Disillusionment
Sacrifice
Social upheaval

8. Ni Chuilleanain: Key phrases to describe her work
Themes relevant to Ireland
Striking imagery
Fascinating stories
Formidable style
Beautiful and mysterious style
Personal experiences
Demanding subject matter
Challenging
Importance of family

9. Ni Chuilleanain: Key Themes/Issues/Insights/Concerns
Family
Sorrows of Irish History
Remembrance / Memory
Strength of women
Love
Nature

10. Heaney: Key phrases to describe his work
History and memory
Striking imagery
Celebration of love and family
Sense of place
Relationships of love; of conflict; between past and present
Classical allusions
Rooted in the ordinary world
Descriptive language

11. Heaney: Key Themes/Issues/Insights/Concerns
Fear
Conflict
Father/son relationship
Married life
Death
Love
History
Nature