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    Danielle Brosseau English 181 Professor Kappeler October 7th‚ 2013 Traditional and Intellectual Methods of Digging To break away from a tradition is often a means of upholding it. This is the case in “Digging‚” a poem written by Irish poet and playwright Seamus Heaney. Through alliteration that subtly alters tone‚ changes in tense that gently signify a change from real time to memory‚ imagery that appeals to all the senses‚ a free form that allows for the manipulation of stanzas‚ and the

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    Seamus Heaney – ‘At a Potato Digging’ • Context • • The poem deals with two different potato harvests. One is the harvest from the present day that goes successfully and which delivers a rich crop. The second potato harvest looks back to the famine of 1845 when the crop failed and many people starved. Whilst the famine is no longer a threat‚ its ongoing fear remains and this can be seen in the use of religious language throughout the poem. For example‚ the bowed heads of the potato pickers suggest

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    The poems Digging and Follower by Seamus Heaney both are powerful expressions of the poet’s admiration and respect for his father. Heaney strongly stresses his relationship with his father by creating a forceful comparison between himself and his dad and by doing so raises another important issue that is present throughout both works‚ the significance of the nature of change. However even though the depiction of the father in both poems seems quite similar at first glance it later is evident

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    In the poem “Digging”‚ Seamus Heaney explores the differences between generations of men in his family through retracing the past. It is a poem of love and respect for the achievements of his father and grandfather as a digger‚ but at the same time comparing the traditional occupation to his own way of “digging” as a writer. Heaney expresses a sense of isolation and resemblance he feels toward his family by using significant symbols throughout the poem. In the first stanza‚ Heaney introduces the

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    nothing without achieve any accomplishment. The boy had all the characteristics of a typical adolescent. His father‚ determined to help the boy change his characteristics and grow to a more responsible man‚ forcing his son to a construction zone and digging in the heat of the sun. From the sentence‚ “It is time to thank my father for wanting me to work and telling me I had to work and getting the job for me.” (P75) Based on this‚ it shows the boy really being an independent individual who understand

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    Poetry Analysis“Digging” by Seamus Heaney Passion- Its definition‚ its pursuit‚ all revolves around our lives. When a person is passionate about something‚ he should do what he is passionate about and not what the society or friends tell you to do. With Passion comes a lot of hard-work and perseverance. The narrator in the poem is passionate about writing. This poem by Seamus Heaney talks about the loss of innocence‚ deals

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    12/7/10 “Ah‚ Are You Digging On My Grave?” “Ah‚ Are You Digging on My Grave?” was first published in the Saturday Review on September 27‚ 1913‚ then in Thomas Hardy’s 1914 collection‚ satires of Circumstance: Lyrics and Reveries with Miscellaneous Pieces. The poem reflects Hardy’s interest in death and events beyond everyday reality‚ but these subjects are presented humorously‚ with a strong dose of irony and satire. This treatment is somewhat unusual for Hardy‚ who also produced a number

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    The first theme of the poem “Digging” is one of Heaney looking back at his family’s history and tradition. Heaney’s ancestry includes both a farming Gaelic past and the modern Ulster industrial revolution‚ and this tension between the two sides of his past are demonstrated through this poem “digging”. This is a free verse poem containing eight stanzas and two couplets and it is written in the first person narrative‚ the free nature of this poem allows us to see Heaney expressing the turmoil he feels

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    Thomas Hardy’s poem Ah‚ Are You Digging on My Grave is a humorous and mildly cynical reminder that‚ once we are dead and buriied‚ life goes on. It invites comparison to E. A. Robinson’s Is My Team Ploughing. There is little that calls for explanation once the reader understands that the questioning voice is that of a woman who has shuffled off her mortal coil. In the first stanza she asks if it is her male loved one who is doing the digging with the intention of planting rue. We are reminded that

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