Death Of A Naturalist Flashcards
Wove a strong gauze of sound around the smell
-metaphor
-shield/barrier of smell
-putrid, vile, space
Best of all was the warm thick slobber (clotted,spotted) / bubbles gargled delicately
Consonance, superlative, relishing in disgusting nature
The fattening dots burst, into nimble swimming tadpoles
Metaphor highlights growth, parallel to adolescence
Changes in nature shows progression in life
“Daddy frog” “mammy frog”
Infantilised language shows innocence and childhood
Invaded / cocked/ grenades / obscene threats
Threatening language - transformation, contrast, disgust, fears, more cynical
The spawn would clutch it
Tangible verb, clutching childhood, detailed, forceful
Sickened, turned, and ran. The great slime kings.
Triplet shows emphasis