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    “Personal Helicon” is a poem by Seamus Heaney that revolves around the idea of inspiration that turned Heaney towards poetry, this is also revealed through the title of the poem. Heaney also involves themes of nature and childhood that influenced him to compose poetry as he can no longer return to hRead more

    “Personal Helicon” is a poem by Seamus Heaney that revolves around the idea of inspiration that turned Heaney towards poetry, this is also revealed through the title of the poem. Heaney also involves themes of nature and childhood that influenced him to compose poetry as he can no longer return to his childhood, he can only revisit it through his nostalgic poetry. Personal Helicon Summary

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    The poem “Personal Helicon” carries the rhyme scheme of abab. It changes through each stanza going from abab to cdcd, efef, ghgh, and ijij, respectively for all the five stanzas. Personal Helicon Summary

    The poem “Personal Helicon” carries the rhyme scheme of abab. It changes through each stanza going from abab to cdcd, efef, ghgh, and ijij, respectively for all the five stanzas. Personal Helicon Summary

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      The poem “Personal Helicon '' involves themes such as Childhood Innocence and Wonder, Art as exploration and escape, Nature and its obliviousness, and Poetic Inspiration. Heaney skillfully instils all these themes in the poem. Personal Helicon Summary

      The poem “Personal Helicon ” involves themes such as Childhood Innocence and Wonder, Art as exploration and escape, Nature and its obliviousness, and Poetic Inspiration. Heaney skillfully instils all these themes in the poem. Personal Helicon Summary

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    Metaphor: Heaney compares himself to the plants that grow on the wells, this is a metaphor he uses in the very first stanza of the poem. Juxtaposition: Heaney constantly uses heavy imagery throughout the poem and places contrasting images and ideas next to each other. One example would be when he loRead more

    1. Metaphor: Heaney compares himself to the plants that grow on the wells, this is a metaphor he uses in the very first stanza of the poem.
    2. Juxtaposition: Heaney constantly uses heavy imagery throughout the poem and places contrasting images and ideas next to each other. One example would be when he loves the company of nature and yet he is scared of it.
    3. Enjambment: In stanza one, lines 3-4 are examples of Enjambment in this poem.
    4. Allusion: Heaney briefly alludes to Greek Mythology first through the title, where he uses “Personal Helicon” to foreshadow the poem’s content being about his poetic inspiration. He again alludes to Greek Mythology when he mentions Narcissus, the Greek Legend who spent the rest of his life looking at his own reflection.
    5. Asyndeton: First line of Stanza Five shows use of this poetic device in the poem.
    6. Alliteration: Repetition of same consonant sounds in the same verse, in this poem, in stanza one line 3 repeats the same consonant sound of /d/ twice in “dark drop”.

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