Death Of A Naturalist - Seamus Heaney Flashcards
1
Q
Flax-dam …… in the heart
A
Flax-dam festered in the heart
2
Q
……… sun
A
Punishing sun
3
Q
Wove a strong …… of sound around the …..
A
Wove a strong gauze of sound around the smell
4
Q
Warm thick …..
A
Warm thick slobber
5
Q
I would fill ………. Of the jellied
A
I would fill jampotfuls of the jellied
6
Q
The ………. Dots burst into …..
A
The fattening dots burst into nimble
7
Q
When fields were …….
A
When fields were rank
8
Q
I ……. Through hedges
A
I ducked through hedges
9
Q
The air was ……… with a …… chorus
A
The air was thick with a bass chorus
10
Q
Their …… necks pulsed like snails
A
Their loose necks pulsed like snails
11
Q
The …. And ….. were obscene threats
A
The slap and plop were obscene threats
12
Q
…… like mud grenades
A
Poised like mud grenades
13
Q
The great …. Kings
A
The great slime kings
