Which two of the following are Heaney's 'bog poems'?
- A. 'Personal Helicon'
- B. 'Punishment'
- C. 'The Early Purges'
- D. 'The Tollund Man'
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Correct answer: D. B and D only
Explanation
'The Tollund Man' (Wintering Out, 1972) and 'Punishment' (North, 1975) draw on P. V. Glob's The Bog People. The other two are from Death of a Naturalist (1966).
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