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A Wife in London Flashcards

1
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Who wrote ‘A Wife in London’?

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Thomas Hardy

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When was ‘A Wife in London’ written?

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1899

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3
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Which was does ‘A Wife in London’ describe?

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Second Boer War

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What is the ‘far south land’ described in ‘A Wife in London’?

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South Africa

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What is the heading given to the first and second stanza in ‘A Wife in London’?

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I - The Tragedy

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What is the heading given to the third and fourth stanza in ‘A Wife in London’?

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II - The Ironry

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6
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finish the quote : ‘I…

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…The Tragedy’

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7
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finish the quote : ‘she sits….

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….in the tawny vapour’

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finish the quote : ‘tawny…

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..vapour’

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9
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finish the quote : ‘that the…

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…city lanes have uprolled’

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10
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finish the quote : ‘behind whose…

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…webby fold on fold’

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finish the quote : ‘webby fold…

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…on fold’

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finish the quote : ‘like a…

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…waning taper’

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13
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finish the quote : ‘the street lamp…

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…glimmers gold’

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14
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finish the quote : ‘a messenger’s…

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..knock cracks smartly’

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finish the quote : ‘knock…

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…cracks’

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finish the quote : ‘flashed…

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…news in her hand’

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17
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finish the quote : ‘of meaning…

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…it dazes to understand’

18
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finish the quote : ‘dazes to…

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…understand’

19
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finish the quote : ‘though…

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…shaped so shortly’

20
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finish the quote : ‘he - has…

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…fallen’

21
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finish the quote : ‘in the…

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…far south Land’

22
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finish the quote : ‘II…

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….The Irony’

23
Q

finish the quote : ‘tis the….

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…morrow’

24
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finish the quote : ‘the fog hangs….

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…thicker’

25
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finish the quote : ‘the postman…

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…nears and goes’

26
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finish the quote : ‘a letter is…

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…brought’

27
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finish the quote : ‘whose lines…

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…disclose’

28
Q

finish the quote : ‘by the….

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…firelight flicker’

29
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finish the quote : ‘his hand…

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…whom the worm now knows’

30
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finish the quote : ‘the worm…

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…now knows’

31
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finish the quote : ‘fresh…

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..firm’

32
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finish the quote : ‘penned in…

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…highest feather’

33
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finish the quote : ‘page…

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full’

34
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finish the quote : ‘of his…

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…hoped return’

35
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finish the quote : ‘and of…

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…homed planned jaunts’

36
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finish the quote : ‘by brake…

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…and burn’

37
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finish the quote : ‘in the…

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…summer weather’

38
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finish the quote : ‘and of…

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…new love they would learn’

39
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How does Hardy create tragedy?

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using an end stop

40
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What does the rhyme scheme in ‘A Wife in London’ symbolise?

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repetition
-> 22,000 British troops died
-> many widows

41
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How does the title ‘A Wife in London’ create tragedy?

A

just ‘A’
happening all over
she is not going through individual experience

42
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