Digging by Seamus Heaney Shuntaro Sumita 1-2
“Digging”(1966) Seamus Heaney B: 13 April 1939 D: 30 August 2013
Ireland
Castledawson, Ireland Belfast, Ireland
"Digging" by Seamus Heaney
Vocabulary squat- short and thick snug- comfortable bog- wet ground curt- brief and to the point squelch- the cold smell of potato field
Structure of the poem Free verse
Literary devices used • Simile • Imagery • Personification
Theme The speaker struggles with his identity in relationship t o his family
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