Death Of A Naturalist

Question 1

B G D

Answer 1

Bubbles gargled delicately
Oxymoron- still enjoys it even if its ugly

Question 2

I W F JPF O T J S

Answer 2

I would fill jampotfuls of the jellied specks
Excited interest in frog spawn
Alliteration (j) means stuck together and gross yet he enjoys it

Question 3

P L M G

Answer 3

Poised like mud grenades
They’re ready to attack so he fears it,
Semantic field of war with grenades- frogs are scary and will take over

Question 4

3 context

Answer 4

-Heaney’s personal experience from rural Ireland with a farm
-pre digital age when children interact with nature
-loss of innocence reflects his life, brother died at 4.

Question 5

Big ideas

Answer 5

-nature symbol of change of childhood innocence
-people lose innocence as they age
-nature can threaten mankind

Question 6

Form

Answer 6

Blank verse (no rhy scheme) and first person
Conversational as lack of scheme means change isn’t predictable

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

2 stanza
First shows childhood love for nature
2nd shows loss of innocence and nature threatening