commentary on The advancement of Learning by Seamus Heany
The poem I will be writing a commentary on is called An Advancement of Learning. This is an early poem, written by Seamus Heany. ... In An Advancement of Learning Heany starts the poem I took the embankment path/ (As always, deferring the bridge). This tells us that Heany is weary of crossing the brindge. ... Later on Heany lets us know of his fear for rats. ... In the first two verses Heany describes the place he is walking through. ... Seamus Heany is is creating a tence, lonely and unhygenic atmosphere. ... After this point in the poem Heany realises the rat is not as bad as he thought. The words used let us know that Heany is less frightened. The rat moves curtly when Heany first describes him then aimlessly.