Poetry in the Modern Period

Access and read the poem "Digging" by Irish poet Seamus Heaney. In a journal entry, write a personal response to the poem. There are many ways you can respond to a poem. Here are a few possibilities, but feel free to branch out and do something different if you like.

• You can comment on what you thought the purpose of the poem was.
  
• You can talk about how the poem makes you feel.
  
• If the poem gives you an idea for a poem of your own, you can start writing one.
  
• You can comment on the tone of the poem.
  
• You can talk about why you liked or disliked the poem.
  
• If the poem reminds you of something, you can write about that.

If you need assistance on writing a journal entry, please visit the Developmental Module for more information. Once you have completed your journal entry, please save it with a file name of mod8top2_digging and submit it to the journal dropbox.