How Seamus Heaney Evokes the Sensations and Emotions of Childhood by Comparing any Three of His Poems

I am going to compare "Churning Day", "An Advancement of Learning" and Mid-Term Break". The topics I am going to cover are Heaney's use of senses, the changes of mood, how he conveys emotions, his subject matters and the structure of his poems.
First I am going to look at Heaney's use of the senses, which he does with great effect making you feel as if you are in the poem.
In "Churning Day", Heaney uses a lot of onomatopoeia, even the title is onomatopoeia, 'Churning'. 'Plumping' (Line 7) is also using onomatopoeia to give you a sort of snug feeling. 'The plash and gurgle' (Line 33) and 'pat and slap' (Line 34) is Heaney's other use of onomatopoeia in "Churning Day". …