what does 'spawn would clutch it' illustrate a contrast from in what he used to do, mentioned in the first half of the poem?
contrasts from when he used to collect 'jellied specks' - he's grown up and no longer wants to play childhood game
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give evidence to military imagery in the poem
'ranks', 'grenades', 'cocked', 'invaded'
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what does this imagery portray?
there's a war between speaker and frogs, could link to Irish troubles
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what's the effect of this poem being a first person monologue / autobiography?
makes it more personal and believable
16 of 26
give an example of onomatopoeia (sounds) in the poem
'The slap and pop', 'croaked'
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give example of personification
frogs 'gathered for vegeance' , 'daddy' and 'mammy frog' - implies they're like humans and feel emotions
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give example of a simile
'loose necks pulsed like sails' , 'poised like mud grenades'
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give example of metaphor
'the great slime kings' - frogs = importance/power
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is there any rhyme?
no - blank verse
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why is the poem written as a blank verse?
to illustrate that narrator is simply telling a story
22 of 26
compare the two stanzas (positive/negative)
first is positive, adventurous, full of wonder (childish outlook). second - negative, full of disgust, sense of fear (more realistic)
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describe readers response then (when it was first published) compared to now (modern audience)
then - readers would relate to descriptions of lessons. now -theme of growing up and realizing more about world is still relevant as well as the idea that nature can create a sense of wonder but also fear
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what's the effect of the extensive use of alliteration and assonance in the language of poem? (what is it trying to reflect/imitate?)
language almost feels heavy and sticky, to emulate a hot summer’s day on the farm
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the poet has drawn out the vowels, for example in the long ‘e’ sounds of ‘green and heavy headed’ and the proliferation of ‘o’ sounds in line six referring to the bluebottles. what is poet trying to reflect by this?
impossible to read this verse quickly -g process of rotting the flax took time
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Card 2
Front
What does the title suggest? (specifically 'death')
Back
death implies metaphorical death of speakers innocence
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