![]() ![]() Active beings interact with other beings thus, Heaney interacts with the blackberries in ways that most would not think about. They do not sit there doing nothing instead, they “ripen,” “burn,” “stink,” and “ferment.” Literally, berries are just plants, but Heaney provokes the reader to perceive them as something more than just plants. Throughout the poem, Heaney transforms simple tasks into grand gestures by use of verbs such as: “inked,” “glutting,” and “hoarded.” These verbs all serve to personify berries as living creatures. ![]() ![]() Pointed and powerful verbs transform the simple act of berry-picking into an engaging and colorful process. In “Blackberry-Picking,” Heaney intensely personifies blackberries to magnify the emotional aspects of a child’s process of blackberry-picking. With proper techniques, anything becomes a thoughtful expression of the poet. Can simple tasks serve as worthy and complex subjects of poetry? In his poem, “Blackberry-Picking,” Seamus Heaney proves that, yes, they can. ![]()
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