Norman MacCaig Poetry

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Man's Flaws and Failings
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6  cards
Mans Relationship With Nature
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4  cards
Appealing to the Senses
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6  cards
Suffering/Vulnerability/Loss
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5  cards
Wry Humour
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4  cards
Aunt Julia
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30  cards
Sounds of The Day
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27  cards
Memorial
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44  cards
Assisi
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22  cards
Basking Shark
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32  cards
Visiting Hour
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37  cards
Symbolism
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6  cards
MacCaig often focuses on upsetting aspects of life in his poetry. Referring closely to this poem and to at least one other poem by MacCaig, show how MacCaig addressed such themes in his poetry. (10 marks)
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5  cards
Key Analysis on All Poems
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13  cards
Links With All Poems
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48  cards
Basking Shark and Assisi
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7  cards
Aunt Julia and Visiting Hour
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8  cards

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