Seamus Heaney’s poem “Mid-Term Break” is about the death of his younger brother, Christopher, who was killed in a car accident. The poem is told from the perspective of the speaker, who is Heaney himself, as a young boy. The speaker is at school when he is told about his brother’s death and he is sent home. The speaker describes the events leading up to his brother’s death, including the car accident and the funeral. The speaker reflects on his own grief and how it has affected him.
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