The Sharping Stone
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The Sharping Stone is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his collection *The Spirit Level*, reflecting his characteristic blend of memory, landscape, and finely honed language.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sharping Stone canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Spirit Level NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish poetry
ⓘ
contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
attention to physical detail
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finely honed language ⓘ meditative tone ⓘ precise imagery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
craft and workmanship
ⓘ
family memory ⓘ landscape ⓘ memory ⓘ rural life ⓘ time and change ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Spirit Level NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| movement | late 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | late work of Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookPublication | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
sharpening
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stone ⓘ tools ⓘ |
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