A Drink of Water
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"A Drink of Water" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Field Work*, that reflects on memory, gratitude, and rural Irish life through the simple act of receiving water from an elderly neighbor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Drink of Water canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCentury | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
elderly neighbor
ⓘ
lyric speaker ⓘ |
| centralImage | act of receiving water ⓘ |
| collection | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | ordinary experience as source of meaning ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
autobiographical poetry
ⓘ
pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Drink of Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Field Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Heaney's rural upbringing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enjambment
ⓘ
imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| motif |
gift
ⓘ
water ⓘ well ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | Seamus Heaney middle period ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reflects |
Catholic sensibility of gratitude
ⓘ
connection to land and community ⓘ |
| setting | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
relationship between child and elderly neighbor
ⓘ
simple daily act of getting water ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish rural life
ⓘ
childhood recollection ⓘ everyday ritual ⓘ gratitude ⓘ humility ⓘ kindness ⓘ memory ⓘ neighborly relations ⓘ rural life ⓘ thankfulness ⓘ |
| tone |
nostalgic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ tender ⓘ |
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