Buttering Day Seamus Heaney Analysis

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“Churning Day” Commentary The majestic poem “Churning Day” was written by the imaginative author Seamus Heaney who photographed the evolution of butter to the readers. Heaney creatively proposed this historical event through multiple features such as: a wide range of vocabulary, detailed pictures, and shifts in atmosphere, all coming together to interpret a wonderful meaning to a simple yet elegant poem about churning butter. The main thing that stands out in this writing is the way Heaney takes control of the poem and every single word. Although it may seem wordy, each phrase has been depicted carefully and adds so much more to the effect of the poem. From involving alliteration such as, “crust”, “course”, and “cast” all in the first line of the poem, to a dreadful exaggeration using words such as, “slugged”, “thumped”, “ached”, and “blistered” placed on lines 15 and 16, Heaney remarkably takes advantage of each word to display a particular event or piece in the poem.…show more content…
However, after interpreting the lines, it seems that the development of the, “gold flecks” (18) were more majestic than at first glance. A crock pouring itself and gold dancing dramatizes the procedure and releases a magical feel. Historically, churning butter was during the agricultural stage in society and it is compared to the Gold Rush in a way through the description of, “they fished, dripping, in a wide tin strainer” (25). Gold, back then, was treasured and valued more than ever and Heaney cleverly compares the churned butter to gold, telling the readers that butter was a cherished privilege. It also seems to be that it was very traditional to churn and common in many
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