A Wife in London Quotes + Context Flashcards
When was ‘A Wife In London’ set? (War)
Boer War
What did Thomas Hardy think of the war?
Hardy opposed everything about war
Who is ‘A Wife In London’ about?
A wife who has lost her husband in war
How many men died in the Boer war
55,000 British Men
Who is ‘A Wife In London’ protesting to?
The Government
What quote suggests that things have got worst - suggested by the weather in a Wife in London?
‘Tis the morrow ; the fog hangs thicker
What quotes suggests how there would be happiness after war in Wife in London?
And of home-planned jaunts by brake and brake
What quote at the very beginning of the poem suggests something tragic in Wife in London?
She sits in the tawny vapour
What quote uses punctuation to suggest tension and suspense in Wife in London?
He - has fallen - in the far South land
What quote shows the immediate effects of war on a loved one in Wife in London?
dazes to understand
What is the last line which completes the irony of the poem in Wife in London?
new love that they would learn
