Compare and contrast 'Death of a Naturalist' and 'Digging' by Seamus Heaney.
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- Mon Feb 07 2005

Have a little read: ... Compare and contrast 'Death of a Naturalist' and 'Digging' by Seamus Heaney. The poems 'Death of a Naturalist' and 'Digging' have many similarities, and contrasts. Some of the reoccurring themes in the two poems include memories of childhood and changes in the life of the writer. There are contrasts too, in 'Death of a Naturalist'; the writer is concentrating on himself and his own experiences in life, rather than the experiences of others. In 'Digging', the opposite is true, as the writer concentrates mainly on the events in other people's lives, namely his father and grandfather. The endings of both the poems have a different feel to them. 'Digging' finishes in a much more positive tone than 'Death of a Naturalist', which ends on a lower note, of the writer realising his own cynicism. In spite of this, both poems have similar tones in their openings, creating opposing feelings when compared with
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