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Write a critical analysis of the imagery of ‘Digging’.


Write a critical analysis of the imagery of ‘Digging’.

“Digging” by Seamus Heaney is a poem that speaks of the hunt or “dig” for purpose in the midst of a swell of emotions that encompass conflict, admiration, awe and regret. We are swept into the past where the speaker’s nostalgia explains to us readers the importance of a family legacy and the remembrance of our roots. The recurring phrase “digging” in the title as well as in the context of the poem makes readers think that we are looking at a term that is more than just a symbol of farming in the wild. This makes the poem a complex representation of family bonds, legacy and a pursuit of a man’s purpose that requires more than a cursory read to fully appreciate and comprehend the relationship between the context and the title “Digging”.
The most discernible theme of this poem is the idea of conflict. Heaney opens the poem with a couplet that paints a vivid image of the speaker sitting with a pen in his hand, presumably to begin writing, an occupation or hobby that is usually known to be quite passive. However, the simile “snug as a gun” acts as a paradox because, although a “gun” and a “pen” are both tools used by humans, a “gun” is a symbol of violence and turmoil that brings out a new aspect to this seemingly peaceful image. This makes the readers speculate whether there is an internal conflict within the speaker while he sits down to write.
Our speculation is proved correct in the next stanza where we are introduced to another key figure in this poem – the speaker’s father – who is engrossed in “digging”. This contrast between the father’s physically intensive activity outdoors and the speaker’s mentally taxing activity indoors surprises the readers who immediately conclude that the father is a farmer and that the speaker has abandoned the family trade to pursue writing. ................TO GET COMPLETE STUDY MATERIAL JOIN NSOU ENGLISH COACHING

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