Death of a Naturalist Flashcards

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poet

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seamus heaney

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date

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1966

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3 quotes######

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  • daily it sweltered in the punishing sun. Bubbles gargled delicately
  • poised like mud grenades, their blunt heads farting, i sickened, turned, and ran
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context

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  • famous irish poet that came from a farming community
  • Roman Cathloic upbringing - reflects the church’s taboo attitude to sex annd the guilt associated with it
  • younger brother died in a car accident and it affected him badly
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