Death Of A Naturalist

Question 1

Form/structure

Answer 1

Free verse reflecting unstructured nature of childhood

Caesura heightens key moments

Enjambment reflects the child’s stream of consciousness

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

Heaney work is deeply rooted in the landscape

He grew up in rural Ireland

Question 3

T.F.D.F

Answer 3

THE FLAX-DAM FESTERED

Use of the verb which has connotations of decay and rotting

Negative perception of nature as an adult

Question 4

B.G.D

Answer 4

BUBBLES GARGLED DELICATELY

Use of adverb expresses his appreciation for the flax-dam

Displays the beginnings of his recollection

Question 5

I.W.F.J.O.T.J

Answer 5

I WOULD FILL JAMPOTFULS OF THE JELLIED

Further accentuates how young Heaney was when he held thee views

Evoking sympathy

Quantifying using infant. Vocabulary

Question 6

Y.C.T.T.W.B.F.T

Answer 6

YOU COULD TELL THE WEATHER BY FROGS TOO

Displays HIS childhood naivety

Checks weather by frogs rather than simply looking outside

Enthusiasm about nature

Question 7

P.L.M.G

Answer 7

POISED LIKE MUD GRENADES

Semantic field of war and violence

Heaney feels dangerous surrounded by nature

Question 8

T.S.W.C.I

Answer 8

THE SPAWN WOULD CLUTCH IT

Use of verb emphasises fear and terror regarded with the frogs

Frogs were once a source of interest

Frogs are used as a metaphor to symbolise his loss of innocence