Death Of A Naturalist

Question 1

……… land, green and ………….

Answer 1

Town land green and heavy headed

-starts with heavy nature imagery, reflects him growing up in country side

Question 2

………… sun

Answer 2

Punishing sun

• shows what nature is like to him now before reflecting on the past
• sees “sun” as a threat.

Question 3

….. thick ……….

Answer 3

Warm thick slobber

-shows introduction of childhood language and the reminiscing

Question 4

……….. of the jellied specks

Answer 4

Jampotfuls of the jellied specks
“Jampotfuls” is a childish unit of measure
Shows the innocent view children have on nature and how he misses that,

Question 5

………. Frog

Answer 5

Daddy frog

• shows the childhood perception of a frog compared to later on.
• reinforces sense of innocence

Question 6

……… croaking

Answer 6

Coarse croaking

• the word “course” represents the transformation from childhood into adolescence
• the croaking is a signal of mating between frogs which demonstrates the changes as when you grow up you notice more as you know more.

Question 7

Their ……… neck pulsed like ……….

Answer 7

Their loose necks pulsed like sails

-this creates an unattractive image demonstrating the loss of innocence due to the progression of time

Question 8

……….. would …………. It

Answer 8

Spawns would clutch it
-represents nature as a threat through verb “clutch”
Clutch the suggests a grasp and attack.