A Wife in London Flashcards
Who wrote ‘A Wife in London’?
Thomas Hardy
When was ‘A Wife in London’ written?
1899
Which was does ‘A Wife in London’ describe?
Second Boer War
What is the ‘far south land’ described in ‘A Wife in London’?
South Africa
What is the heading given to the first and second stanza in ‘A Wife in London’?
I - The Tragedy
What is the heading given to the third and fourth stanza in ‘A Wife in London’?
II - The Ironry
finish the quote : ‘I…
…The Tragedy’
finish the quote : ‘she sits….
….in the tawny vapour’
finish the quote : ‘tawny…
..vapour’
finish the quote : ‘that the…
…city lanes have uprolled’
finish the quote : ‘behind whose…
…webby fold on fold’
finish the quote : ‘webby fold…
…on fold’
finish the quote : ‘like a…
…waning taper’
finish the quote : ‘the street lamp…
…glimmers gold’
finish the quote : ‘a messenger’s…
..knock cracks smartly’
finish the quote : ‘knock…
…cracks’
finish the quote : ‘flashed…
…news in her hand’
finish the quote : ‘of meaning…
…it dazes to understand’
finish the quote : ‘dazes to…
…understand’
finish the quote : ‘though…
…shaped so shortly’
finish the quote : ‘he - has…
…fallen’
finish the quote : ‘in the…
…far south Land’
finish the quote : ‘II…
….The Irony’
finish the quote : ‘tis the….
…morrow’
finish the quote : ‘the fog hangs….
…thicker’
finish the quote : ‘the postman…
…nears and goes’
finish the quote : ‘a letter is…
…brought’
finish the quote : ‘whose lines…
…disclose’
finish the quote : ‘by the….
…firelight flicker’
finish the quote : ‘his hand…
…whom the worm now knows’
finish the quote : ‘the worm…
…now knows’
finish the quote : ‘fresh…
..firm’
finish the quote : ‘penned in…
…highest feather’
finish the quote : ‘page…
full’
finish the quote : ‘of his…
…hoped return’
finish the quote : ‘and of…
…homed planned jaunts’
finish the quote : ‘by brake…
…and burn’
finish the quote : ‘in the…
…summer weather’
finish the quote : ‘and of…
…new love they would learn’
How does Hardy create tragedy?
using an end stop
What does the rhyme scheme in ‘A Wife in London’ symbolise?
repetition
-> 22,000 British troops died
-> many widows
How does the title ‘A Wife in London’ create tragedy?
just ‘A’
happening all over
she is not going through individual experience
What affect did smoggy London mean for Boer War>
recruitment revealed poor health of men
Give a quote from Hardy
a poet should express the emotion of all ages and the thought of his own
