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How many stanzas is 'Blackberry-Picking' divided into?
How many stanzas is 'Blackberry-Picking' divided into?
Two
Which three themes does Heaney explore in 'Blackberry-Picking'?
Which three themes does Heaney explore in 'Blackberry-Picking'?
Desire, transience & loss of innocence
In which year did Seamus Heaney receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
In which year did Seamus Heaney receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
1995
What were Seamus Heaney's birth and death years?
What were Seamus Heaney's birth and death years?
1939-2013
Where did Heaney grow up that influenced his poetry?
Where did Heaney grow up that influenced his poetry?
In a farming community
When is the blackberry-picking season set in the poem?
When is the blackberry-picking season set in the poem?
Late August
Where does the setting shift from in the poem?
Where does the setting shift from in the poem?
Fields & hedges to barn or shed
What conditions are needed for blackberries to ripen?
What conditions are needed for blackberries to ripen?
Heavy rain and sun
What colour does the first ripe berry turn?
What colour does the first ripe berry turn?
Glossy purple
What containers do the children fill with blackberries?
What containers do the children fill with blackberries?
Milk cans and jam-pots
What covers the rotting berries in Stanza 2?
What covers the rotting berries in Stanza 2?
A rat-grey fungus
What emotions result from the berries rotting?
What emotions result from the berries rotting?
Sadness and sense of injustice