Poetry - A Complaint

Question 1

Context for A Complaint

Answer 1

• Written 1807 by Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) about poet and friend Coleridge.
• He believed in liberty of the individual during the unrest of the French Revolution.
• Coleridge became addicted to drugs.

Question 2

Summary of A Complaint

Answer 2

An metaphorical exploration of how the love of a relationship can descend quickly to emptiness.

Question 3

Theme Comparisons for A Complaint

Answer 3

Loss - One Flesh

Question 4

Message of A Complaint

Answer 4

Loss of friendship