Death of a naturalist Quotes

Question 1

daddy….

Answer 1

Daddy frogs

Question 2

Daddy frogs shows what

Answer 2

his innocence in the first stanza

Question 3

….in the..

Answer 3

brown in the rain

Question 4

brown in the rain shows

Answer 4

his naivety simple description cause he is so young

Question 5

Mud…

Answer 5

Mud grenades

Question 6

Mud grenades highlights…

Answer 6

highlights his gain of knowledge
military imagery
atmosphere is harsh
intricate description as he grows up

Question 7

bubbles….delicately

Answer 7

bubbles gargled delicately

Question 8

bubbles gargled delicately

Answer 8

disgusting imagery in the first stanza yet still sees it as gentle linking to his love for nature
nature could do no harm in his eyes

Question 9

The…..slime…

Answer 9

the great slime kings

Question 10

the great slime kings is….

Answer 10

personification of the frogs making the author seem small and weak
the frogs have authority over the narrator

Question 11

I….,….,and….

Answer 11

I sickened, turned and ran

Question 12

analyse the quote “I sickened turned and ran”

Answer 12

This is the shortest sentence in the poem emphasises in the poem he speed of the narrator’s reaction. The list of the verbs contrast with the descriptive nature of the rest of the poem.

Question 13

last line of the poem

Answer 13

That is I dipped my hand the spawn would clutch it.

Question 14

First line of the poem

Answer 14

All year the flax- dam festered in the heart