Blackberry Picking - Seamus Heaney

Blackberry Picking - Seamus Heaney Once the reader can passes up the surface meaning of the poem Blackberry-Picking, by Seamus Heaney, past the ruttish switch from sheer joy to utter disappointment, past the childhood memories, the underlying meaning can be quite strike. out of sight deep within the happy-go-lucky rifts of childhood is a disturbing tale of greed and murder. Seamus Heaney, through clever diction, ghastly imagery, lead metaphors and abruptly changing forms, ingeniously tells the tale that is understood and seldom spoken aloud. Seamus Heaney refers to Bluebeard at the end of stanza one.

Bluebeard, according to the footnote, is a theatrical role in a fairy tale who murders his wives. Why on earth would there be a reference to a murderous pirate in a poem slightly blackberries? The exact metaphor is Our hand were peppered With thorn pricks, our palms sticky as Bluebeards, (lines 15-16). Heaney is comparing the sticky blackberry juice on their hands to the bl...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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