Blackberry By Seamus Heany
Sam Oh, Winston Hong, Paul Pourhassani, Brannon Rickman Pd: 3rd ˇ°Blackberry-Pickingˇ± by Seamus Heaney Along with its delightful taste, a blackberry also has attributes such as healing property that deem it favorable. Despite all of its amiable qualities, the speaker describes blackberry as being susceptible to decay after they have finished ripening. Through the use of imagery and form, Seamus Henry presents an idea that optimistic aspects of life are sometimes met with disappointment In "Blackberry-Picking," the speaker uses imagery to show the gradual change of a blackberry from an object of admiration to useless filth. ... The speakers description of blackberry as "glassy purple clot" presents a sense of youth and a chance for a new beginning.