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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:poetry
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gptkbp:adaptation
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analyzed in academic papers
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gptkbp:analysis
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explores the relationship between past and present
contrasts physical labor with intellectual work
reflects on the act of writing
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gptkbp:artistic_vision
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gptkb:workers
nature
agricultural
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gptkbp:character_voice
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first person
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gptkbp:collection
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gptkb:Death_of_a_Naturalist
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:form
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free verse
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Digging
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gptkbp:impact
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studied in literature courses
influenced contemporary poetry
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gptkbp:influence
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Irish culture
personal history
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gptkbp:inspiration
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father's work as a farmer
grandfather's work as a digger
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:line
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Between my finger and my thumb
The cold smell of potato mould.
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:metaphor
simile
alliteration
enjambment
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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gptkb:narrative_structure
gptkb:historical_context
cultural references
personal reflection
tone
symbolic meaning
emotional resonance
vivid imagery
thematic depth
strong sensory details
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:Death_of_a_Naturalist
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1966
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:The_Forge
gptkb:Mid-Term_Break
gptkb:The_Grauballe_Man
gptkb:The_Harvest_Bow
The Ballad of Puran Bhagat
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Ireland
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical
descriptive
reflective
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gptkbp:symbolism
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writing
spade
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:identity
gptkb:family
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Seamus_Heaney
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:war
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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