Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Death of a Naturalist? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In line 3, what is rotting?
Wheat
Mushrooms
Leftover pepperoni pizza
Flax
Q. What is the literary device used in line 6 that "combines the senses"?
Personification
Synesthesia
Onomatopoeia
Fibromyalgia
Q. What kind of animal poop is stinking up the field in the second stanza?
Horse manure
Rabbit droppings
Goat feces
Cow dung
Q. What does the word "rank" mean in the context of this poem?
Smelling really bad
Order
Place in the army
Growing coarsely or thickly
Q. What does Heaney mean when he writes that frogs "heads [are] farting"?
That frogs pass gas through their heads
That their heads smell bad
That the frogs have an unusual medical condition
That their croaking sounds like farting