A Wife In London Flashcards
1
Q
What is part 1 and 2 of London called?
A
The tragedy
The irony
2
Q
She sits in the … …
A
Tawny vapour
3
Q
…. News is in her hand of meaning it …. To understand
A
Flashed
Dazed
4
Q
His … who the …. Now ….
A
Hand
Worm
Knows
5
Q
What is the form and structure of a wife in London?
A
Constant ABBAB whine scheme
Rigid, no change
Detached tone
Broken into two parts
6
Q
What is the language in a wife in London?
A
Visual image of fog
Irony
Symbolism
Dash shows broke syntax
End stopped
Abrupt
Semantic field of fog
7
Q
When was a wife in London written?
A
1899
8
Q
What is the context behind a wife in London?
A
About the second boer war 1899-1902
British had 400,000 men
Boers had 52,000 men
Boys as young as 9 were fighting
47,000 troops and civilians died
Classic Victorian writer
