Death Of A Naturalist, Seamus Heaney Flashcards
1
Q
Flax-dam…, heavy…, sweltering…
A
Flax-dam festered, heavy headed, sweltering in the sun
2
Q
gargled…
A
gargled delicately
3
Q
jampotfuls…
A
jampotfuls of the jellied
4
Q
every…, a…d, m…y
A
every spring, and, mammy
5
Q
r…d
A
rotted
6
Q
in…
A
in rain.
7
Q
gross-…
A
gross-bellied
8
Q
r…k, a…y, loose…
A
rank, angry, loose necks
9
Q
i…d, g…s, v…e
A
invaded, grenades, vengeance
10
Q
I had…, t…n
A
I had not heard, then
11
Q
the spawn…
A
the spawn would clutch it
12
Q
Structure
A
Long sounding vowels - aural imagery, drowsiness
Lack of rhyme - realism
13
Q
Writes many loss of ……. poems due to death of ….. at …..
A
Writes many loss of innocence poems due to death of brother at 4
14
Q
Heaney is from …….
A
Heaney is from Ireland
