![]() ![]() Main theme throughout the first stanza is the religious and blood imagery -Ĭonstant references to blood + iambic pentameter suggests hearbeat Blood needed for vitality, represents life Wine has connotations to blood but simile hints at last supper “lust” was one of the seven deadly sins "With thorn pricks" – the crown of thorn worn by Jesus. They would ripen for a full week “sweet” flesh creates desire – creates “lust” Ready to burst – similar to DoaN Point 1 – Initial description of blackberries and references to blood and religious imagery Anticipation towards blackberries. But it is really about hope and disappointment (how things never quite live up to our expectations) and blackberry picking becomes a metaphor for other experiences. This poem gives a vivid account of picking blackberries. Introduction: This poem comes from Heaney’s first autobiographical collection of poems Death of a Naturalist, and is hence similar to other poems found in the collection, such as the titular poem. ![]()
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