a wife in London*^ Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote a wife in london
A
thomas hardy
2
Q
what does the two parts show us
A
grief and loss in uncontrollable
3
Q
c: what war was this about
A
boer war
4
Q
c: what was going on at the time of the poem
A
industrial revolution
5
Q
c: what does hardy focus on
A
exposing the inequalities and hypocrisy of victorian society
6
Q
‘he has fallen…’
A
in the far south land
7
Q
‘the fog…’
A
hangs thicker
8
Q
‘his hand, whom…’
A
the worm now knows
9
Q
‘page-full of…’
A
his hoped return
10
Q
‘she sits in the…’
A
tawny vapour/That city lanes have uprolled
11
Q
‘flashed news is…’
A
in her hand
