![]() ![]() Each line contains five feet with two syllables each, this is known as iambic pentameter. The first stanza contains sixteen lines and the second contains eight. Religious connotations appear in the poem, in relation to Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit, when the fruit is picked and it turns rotten.īlackberry picking is divided into two stanzas, and these stanzas are heavily contrasted, (Owlcation, 2020), with the first representing the exciting and undiscovered experiences of childhood and the second being the harsh reality of ageing. Blackberry Picking appears to explore the optimism of life, having hope and anticipation as children, followed by disappointment as you get older. The main theme of many of Heaney’s poems was growing up and he took inspiration from his childhood and nature. ![]() He was one of Heaney’s tutors at Queen’s University Belfast. Blackberry Picking forms part of Seamus Heaney’s first published collection and it is dedicated to Philip Hobsbaum (Heaney, 1999). ![]()
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