Which is the the strongest theme of the poem?

Carrying on the family tradition

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Poetry Analysis

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Analyzing two poems: Sonnet - Billy Collins Digging - Seamus Heaney

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1
What is Heaney comparing his father to?
His friends
Himself
His family
His work
2
What is the extended metaphor found in this poem?
Comparing working with playing
Comparing potatoes with writing
Connecting family with work
Comparing spade to pen
3
Which is the the strongest theme of the poem?
Living is hard
Loving your family
Carrying on the family tradition
Following your heart
4
What is the theme of this poem?
Sonnets are easy to write
Sonnets are dumb
Sonnets are too restrictive
The author's love of sonnets
5
What poetic device is Heaney using when he writes, "cold smell of potato mould"?
metaphor
imagery
simile
allusion
6
What is the tone of this poem?
serious
depressing
nostalgic
kidding
7
What would the best alternate title be?
Potatoes
Family First
Farming
Digging Becomes Writing
8
"to launch a little ship" is an example of
metaphor
simile
imagery
personification
9
Using context clues, what does the word "rasping" mean?
natural
grating
pleasant
mechanical
10
"ten more left like rows of little beans" is an example of
personification
metaphor
imagery
simile
11
What else could Collins mean by "take off those crazy medieval tights"?
Sonnets are like tights
Tights are for sissies
You look ridiculous
Man up
12
According to the poem, how is the author like his grandfather and father?
they all are Heaney's
they all dig
they all love their family
they all are men
13
What opinion does the author have of his grandfather?
He never accomplished anything
He was the best
He was rude
He wasted his life digging
14
What is the tone of this poem?
jovial
depressing
hopeful
nostalgic
15
What poetic device is Heaney using when he writes, "spade sinks into gravelly ground"?
simile
allusion
metaphor
alliteration

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