A thick crust, coarse-grained as limestone rough-cast,

		This is a clever opening line describing the top of the cream that they are about to churn. Rough-cast is the mixture of cement and pebbles that is used on the outside of houses. This quotation clearly uses alliteration, which is the repetition of a consonant sound, usually at the beginning of a word. This can make something sound harsh or sound gentle. This quotation also uses a simile, where something is compared to something else using “as” or “like.”
		What view of the top of the cream does Heaney give the reader? Try to use the following words in your answer: Simile Alliteration rough-cast crust coarse