Seamus Heaney also creates a vivid impression of learning about the tadpoles at school by using many images such as, 'jellied specks'. This shows how small the tadpoles are and by using the word 'jellied' it makes you image the tadpoles like a jelly texture (smooth and quite soft) which is what a tadpole is like.
He also uses the feeling of warmth to describe the tadpoles showing that they are nice to touch and feel.
The word 'burst' also describes something very beautiful when the tadpoles leave their eggs. This word makes me think of a firework bursting out when it is rocketed up to the sky; this is a very beautiful thing.
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010
Response to Death of a Naturalist
What I did when I was a child that I wouldn't do now:
I stopped pretending to be a princess because I grew up and learnt that I couldn't become a princess and that fairytales weren't the same as real life. (This ruined my childhood).
I think the poem is about nature becaue it mentions different amimals and plants in the poem. The opening lines evoke nature beautifully. This is because Heaney uses images such as 'bubbles gargled delicately', 'wove a strong gauze of sound,' and 'dragon-flies, spotted butterflies'.
- Play in mud
- Splash in puddles
- Climb the trees
- Pretended I was a princess
- I used to love playing with My Little Pony's
I stopped pretending to be a princess because I grew up and learnt that I couldn't become a princess and that fairytales weren't the same as real life. (This ruined my childhood).
I think the poem is about nature becaue it mentions different amimals and plants in the poem. The opening lines evoke nature beautifully. This is because Heaney uses images such as 'bubbles gargled delicately', 'wove a strong gauze of sound,' and 'dragon-flies, spotted butterflies'.
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