A wife in London - Quotations

Question 1

“the _____”

Answer 1

“the tragedy”

Question 2

“the tragedy” what does this show

Answer 2

the title - gives the poem a sense of inevitability and sets up the expectation for bad news

Question 3

“the tragedy” what line is this on

Answer 3

1- the title

Question 4

“she ____ in the ____ vapour”

Answer 4

“she sits in the tawny vapour”

Question 5

“she sits in the tawny vapour” what does this show

Answer 5

sense of foreboding, suggests the woman is trapped and her loss is inevitable

Question 6

“she sits in the tawny vapour” what line is this on

Answer 6

line 1

Question 7

“like a waning _____”

Answer 7

“like a waning taper”

Question 8

“like a waning taper” what does this show

Answer 8

the burnt down candle foreshadows how the husband’s life is cut short

Question 9

“like a waning taper” what line is this on

Answer 9

line 4

Question 10

“a _____ knock ____ smartly”

Answer 10

“a messenger’s knock cracks smartly”

Question 11

“a messenger’s knock cracks smartly” what does this show

Answer 11

onomatopoeia has a violent harsh affect as it contrasts to the empty silence in stanza 1

Question 12

“a messenger’s knock cracks smartly” which line is this on

Answer 12

line 6

Question 13

“though _____ so _____”

Answer 13

“though shaped so shortly”

Question 14

“though shaped so shortly” what does this show

Answer 14

sibilance creates pace and it mirrors the urgency of the news

Question 15

“though shaped so shortly” which line is this on

Answer 15

line 9

Question 16

“his _____ whom the ____ now ____”

Answer 16

“his hand, whom the worm now knows”

Question 17

“his hand, whom the worm now knows” what does this show

Answer 17

highlights death and physical decay, shocking vivid image

Question 18

“his hand, whom the worm now knows” which line is this on

Answer 18

line 15

Question 19

“____ full of his ____ ______”

Answer 19

“page-full of his hoped return”

Question 20

“page-full of his hoped return” what does this show

Answer 20

language of the future and optimism creates a painful irony

Question 21

“page-full of his hoped return” which line is this on

Answer 21

line 17

Question 22

“in the _____ weather”

Answer 22

“in the summer weather”

Question 23

“in the summer weather” what does this show

Answer 23

images of nature highlight the husband’s youth and potential which have been lost

Question 24

“in the summer weather” which line is this on

Answer 24

line 19 - second to last