Title - The Lammas Hireling

• 'The Lammas Hireling' immediately introduces the reader to the idea of Lammas, this symbolises the idea of harvest & renewal, echoing the mysterious & transforming nature of the poem
• 'The Lammas Hireling' utilises Pagan Origins, hinting at the underlying supernatural and eerie themes of the poem
• 'The Lammas Hireling' shows a temporary worker who has a permanent impact to the speaker's life, underscoring the unpredictability of life
• 'The Lammas Hireling' entices the reader by using a supernatural transformation, the use of mundane (Hireling) mixed with the Mystical (Lammas) to underpin the idea of Order and Chaos