Poetry 5Ws

Question 1

What is the “who” for London?

Answer 1

The poetic voice of William blake

Question 2

What is the “what” for London?

Answer 2

-Corruption of the city
-Brutal treatment of the poor
-Harsh reality
-Lack of change

Question 3

What is the “where” for London?

Answer 3

London, England

Question 4

What is the “when” for London?

Answer 4

The industrial revolution

Question 5

What is the “why” for London?

Answer 5

-Bring attention to the corruption
-Enlighten and expose the rich
-Show the lack of change

Question 6

What is the “who” for Living Space?

Answer 6

People suffering from poverty

Question 7

What is the “what” for Living Space?

Answer 7

-Instability of the lives and homes of those in slums
-Despite everything, people LIVE here
-Endless cycle of poverty

Question 8

What is the “where” for Living Space?

Answer 8

Mumbai (India) Slums

Question 9

What is the “when” for Living Space?

Answer 9

N/A

Question 10

What is the “why” for Living Space?

Answer 10

-Educate on the fragility of life
-To show their faithfulness to God, despite everything
-Severe class divide

Question 11

What is the “who” for As imperceptibly as grief?

Answer 11

Autobiographical poem about Emily Dickinson

Question 12

What is the “what” for As imperceptibly as grief?

Answer 12

-Seasons represent her joy
-Fades in a cycle
-Ultimately dies, showing her insurmountable depression

Question 13

What is the “where” for As imperceptibly as grief?

Answer 13

In Dickinson’s home

Question 14

What is the “when” for As imperceptibly as grief?

Answer 14

Years of seasons spent in isolation

Question 15

What is the “why” for As imperceptibly as grief?

Answer 15

-The negative effects of nature
-Time worsens the loneliness
-Explore emotions

Question 16

What is the “who” for death of a naturalist?

Answer 16

Autobiography of Seamus Heany

Question 17

What is the “what” for death of a naturalist?

Answer 17

-Return to the swamp of his childhood
-reflects on past, death of naivety and lost innocence

Question 18

What is the “where” for death of a naturalist?

Answer 18

Northern Ireland

Question 19

What is the “when” for death of a naturalist?

Answer 19

Modern / 1966

Question 20

What is the “why” for death of a naturalist?

Answer 20

-Reflecting on the regrettable death of childhood
-Inevitability
-Exploring guilt for death (of frogs? And innocence?)

Question 21

What is the “who” for hawk roosting?

Answer 21

A hawk

Question 22

What is the “what” for hawk roosting?

Answer 22

-Surveying the world around him
-Ego of a powerful hawk
-Supposed domination

Question 23

What is the “where” for hawk roosting?

Answer 23

Woods / his tree

Question 24

What is the “when” for hawk roosting?

Answer 24

N/A

Question 25

What is the "why" for hawk roosting?

Answer 25

-Explore arrogance of those in power -Hierarchy and status -Arrogance

Question 26

What is the "who" for Ozymandias?

Answer 26

Ramesses II

Question 27

What is the "what" for Ozymandias?

Answer 27

-Statue found in the desert -Believed he was omnipotent -Destroyed by nature and nearly forgotten

Question 28

What is the "where" for Ozymandias?

Answer 28

Egypt

Question 29

What is the "when" for Ozymandias?

Answer 29

Early 19th Century (written)

Question 30

What is the "why" for Ozymandias?

Answer 30

-To explore the excessive hubris of those in power -Will always be replaced -Nature is more powerful than man

Question 31

What is the "who" for Excerpt from the prelude?

Answer 31

William Wordsworth (anecdotal)

Question 32

What is the "what" for Excerpt from the prelude?

Answer 32

-Death of innocence -Maturity -Deepened connection with nature -Fear of the unknown

Question 33

What is the "where" for Excerpt from the prelude?

Answer 33

The lake district

Question 34

What is the "when" for Excerpt from the prelude?

Answer 34

In Wordsworth's youth

Question 35

What is the "why" for Excerpt from the prelude?

Answer 35

-Show how the joy of youth moulds growth -Inevitability of the loss of youth -Confusion

Question 36

What is the "who" of to autumn?

Answer 36

Autumn

Question 37

What is the "what" of to autumn?

Answer 37

-The season of autumn -change of the season (vitality, abundance, death) -Nature is cyclical

Question 38

What is the "why" of to autumn?

Answer 38

-Beauty in Autumn -Womanly attributes of the season (giving)

Question 39

What is the "where" of to autumn?

Answer 39

Fields / Within nature

Question 40

What is the "when" of to autumn?

Answer 40

The entire season of autumn