Death of a Naturalist

Question 1

What do lines 1-5 establish?

Answer 1

Setting w oppressive, repulsive imagery

-evocative of difficulties faced when growing up in a nation at war with itself

Question 2

What do lines 5-10 do?

Answer 2

Focuses poem onto subject

Question 3

What do lines 10-20 do?

Answer 3

develops childish voice

-sense of nostalgia

Question 4

What do lines 22-25 do?

Answer 4

Establishes alien militaristic atmosphere and impending attack

Question 5

What do the last lines 27-33 do?

Answer 5

Depict sudden death of childish wonder
-crude, visceral language juxtaposes in binary opposition with earlier language BUT reflects oppressive imagery from beginning