A wife in London

Question 1

Poet - A wife in London

Answer 1

Thomas Hardy

Question 2

Context - A wife in London

Answer 2

Most of London at that time was covered in smog which was dry and caused choking.
- boer war in South Africa
- distant war so many thought it was wasteful and uneccessary
- many men died needlessly of disease

Question 3

Setting - A wife in London

Answer 3

Domestic setting

Question 4

Attitude - A wife in London

Answer 4

Anti-war Resentful sombre distant detached

Question 5

why was it written - A wife in London

Answer 5

Poet was anti-war so was warning people of the effect it would have on their loved ones so that less people would enroll

Question 6

Structure - A wife in London

Answer 6

Two halves of the poem represent how her life has been split in half

Question 7

Rhyme scheme - A wife in London

Answer 7

ABBAB

Question 8

when was it written - A wife in London

Answer 8

1899

Question 9

War - A wife in London

Answer 9

Boer War

Question 10

3 quotes

Answer 10

• behind whose webby fold on fold like a waning taper the street lamp glimmers cold
• tis the morrow; the fog hangs thicker, the postman nears and goes
• fresh - firm - penned in highest feather - page-full of his hoped return

Question 11

intro

Answer 11

• the persona is an observer who watches in a detached manner - melancholy tone
• title: she represents many of the wives left behind