1. Seamus Heaney
Heaney slows the rhythm down again to change the mood. ... In the final stanza the rhythm slows with the use of phrases like "gravid ease" until it finishes with "plash and gurgle", "pat and slap", "small spades" and "wet lumps". ... The first major mood change comes at the start of the third stanza, Heaney picks up the rhythm with frequent comma use to change the mood: "Something slobbered curtly, close, smudging the silence". ...
- Word Count: 3308
- Approx Pages: 13
- Grade Level: High School