Seamus Heaney Higher Level Poetry Notes

Seamus Heaney – Higher Level Poetry Notes (Leaving Certificate)
A complete, student-friendly pack designed to help HL students answer the 2024-style question on Heaney’s “deceptively simple style” and “profound observations about people and places.”

What’s inside
Concise background on Heaney (life, career, achievements, hallmarks of style)
The 2024 exam question clearly signposted

Six poem packs (Summary • Key Quotes • Themes • Style & Tone • Question Link)
The Forge
Bogland
The Tollund Man
A Constable Calls
The Harvest Bow
A Call
Paragraph frame (PCLM-aware)
Synonyms & Linking Word Banks
Introduction & Conclusion frames
Checklists for paragraphs and essays

Why teachers like it
Clear, accessible layout across poems
Scaffolding that brings students from notes → paragraph → essay
Ready to print or project for class use

Curriculum
Leaving Certificate English, Higher Level (Prescribed Poet: Seamus Heaney)

Format
PDF (print/classroom display)