Death Of A Naturalist Flashcards
What is the poem about?
Death of an naturalist
Heaney remembers how they used to collect frogspawn from flax dam. He was enthusiastic about nature and sticky frogspawn however Heaney grew up and found frogs disgusting.
What is the form?
Death of a naturalist
First person who is reflecting on their childhood. Written in blank verse which makes the poem sound conversational. The lack of a rhyme scheme might suggest that change is not always predictable.
What is the structure?
Death of a naturalist
Two stanzas 1st one is the enthusiasm of the relationship between him and nature. Where as the second is the relationship becomes troubled and nature is unfamiliar and threatening.
What is the uses the sense?
Death of a naturalist
Sensory imagery lets the reader become hooked and focuses their attention on the poems setting.
What is the contrasts?
Death of a naturalist
The views on nature have changed and that the interest in living creatures comes to an end.
What is the military language?
Death of a naturalist
The 2nd is full of military references which create a threatening atmosphere. This suggests that Heaney innocence has been lost, they now see nature as something dark and potentially harmful.
