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“Digging” a poem by Seamus Heaney, uses similes and other literary devices to convey the reader that the narrator does not want to become a farmer, but a writer. “The squat pen rests; snug as a gun,” is a simile which the narrator is trying to let the reader know that he is comparing the gun to his pen. That his pen is a perfect fit, just like a gun would be to a gunman. That he is meant to become a writer and not a potato farmer like the rest of his family on the male side. "The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slap/of soggy peat, the curts cuts of an edge," is giving the reader an image in his mind. This is alliteration because it has a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. The reader is picturing what the narrator is saying. It gives a more of grotesque imagery and an unpleasant feeling. The use of similes and other literary devices helps the reader understand the meaning of the poem and relate to it by using personal experiences.


First, I fixed the introduction because it was unclear and wasn't concise. So the paragraph has a point and I added more analysis of quotes from the poem, to give further analysis of the poem.