CONTEXT:
He grew up in a farm in Northern Ireland
He was a catholic in a mainly protestant area
He received news of his brother’s death when he went to boarding school
RHYME SCHEME:
Iambic pentameter
Blank verse
First person
Past tense
TONE & MOOD:
Enthusiasm
Intimate
Positive
Sensory
Retrospective
THEMES:
Nature
Man & the natural world
Love
Transience/change
Death/mortality
Childhood/innocence
Power/control
Fragility
Awe & amazement
Memories
Relationships
Time