From The Antique Flashcards
1
Q
What is ‘from the antique’ about?
A
an unhappy speaker laments that life as a woman is blank and empty—and declares that, if one can’t be a man, it might be better to be nothing at all
2
Q
What are the main themes in ‘From the antique’?
A
Women’s oppression
World-weariness and despair
Sadness
3
Q
What is the rhyme scheme of ‘From the antique’?
A
ABCB rhyme scheme
4
Q
What is the form of ‘From the antique’?
A
Four quatrains of accentual meter
5
Q
What is the meter of ‘From the antique’?
A
Accentual meter, i.e no metrical foot
Each line contains same no. Of stressed beats
6
Q
When did ‘From the antique’ first appear?
A
In 1896 ‘New Poems,’ a posthumous collection of verse published by brother William.
