When you read poetry there are a lot of elements in the poem that you as the reader or listener have to pay close attention to in order for you to follow what is going on and what the main point of the poem may be. In the poem "Digging" by Seamus Heaney you have to look deep into the poem in order to get the true meaning. Some of the elements of the poem that you'll need to pay close attention to are symbolism, imagery, persona and setting. If you look at each of these and then break the poem down, you will understand the whole theme of "Digging."

In the first few lines of the poem you will be introduced to the setting of the poem, or where the poem takes place. It is here that you find out that the...