1. Seamus Heaney
"The plash and gurgle" (Line 33) and "pat and slap" (Line 34) is Heaney's other use of onomatopoeia in "Churning Day". ... In "Churning Day", "Their white insides" (Line 11), "gold flecks" (Line 18) and "a yellow curd" (Line 23) are where Heaney uses colour to describe how these things looked. ... "Gold" seems to suggest that it is a very elaborate finish to all their hard work throughout the day. ... In the final stanza the rhythm slows with the use of phrases like "gravid ease" until it finishes with "plash and gurgle", "pat and slap", "small spades" and "wet lumps". ... We know that it...
- Word Count: 3308
- Approx Pages: 13
- Grade Level: High School