A Wife in London Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

-How are the 2 stanzas in A wife in London seperated?

A

-The first stanza is called ‘The Tragedy’ and the 2nd is ‘The Irony’

-It is like two chapters in a tragic story, maybe her life has been split in half.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

-Quotes in a Wife in London

A

-‘Tawny Vapour’
-‘Webby fold’
‘He-has fallen’
‘The fog hangs thicker’
‘New love that they would learn’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

‘Tawny vapour’ ‘webby fold’

A

Ominous language, her whole world is covered in gloom.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

-‘He- has fallen’

A

-Dashes represent her grief and inability to process the news of her husband’s death

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

-‘Fog hangs thicker’

A

Pathetic fallacy to imply grief is settling in

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

-‘New love that they would learn’

A

-Shows the irony that he was looking forward to their new life together. Heightens the tragedy and heartbreak of his death.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Contexti in a wife in london

A

-Thomas hardy was a novelist - so was a storyteller hence the two chapters

-The poem is probably related to the boer war. The use of ‘a wife’ implies that this grief is universal.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Structure in A wife in London

A

-The poem is divided into two events covering two days

-Clear rhyme scheme in each verse, creating a sense of inevitability to these tragic events.

-Hardy uses the present tense to create a sense that a story is unfolding in front of us, making it more dramatic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly