How do the words in "Follower" and "Digging" show what country life is like and how effective are the images produced?

... How do the words in "Follower" and "Digging" show what country life is like and how effective are the images produced? "Follower" and "Digging", both by Seamus Heaney, have a similar theme that explores elements of country life, such as hard work, mastering a skill, harmony, teamwork and the speaker's admiration toward his elders. I will examine how the speaker uses diction to convey different imagery to show what country life is like and how effectively the images are produced. In 'Follower', the speaker uses the sibilance of 's' to create visceral imagery to reinforce to the reader how country life is hard, the harshness of working on the field, and the teamwork that is required: "His shoulders globed like a full sail strung....sweating...stumbled....The horse strained at his clicking tongue..." The speaker's use of sibilance conveys the tough image of the speaker's father working on the field. It also creates a

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