Traditions of Seamus Heaney's "Digging"

An essay commenting and analyzing traditions in Seamus Heaney's famous poem, "Digging". This essay pulls the most important lines from the text and delivers brief and clear comments. Topics discussed include: a brief overview of Heaney's life, "the Troubles" in Ireland, inspirations of Heaney, and analysis of texts with connections to "Death of a Naturalist". Written for high school and college students.