DOS Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Context
A
Inspired by the Bible - retelling of the story of King Sennacherib’s attempted siege of Jerusalem
2
Q
Form
A
Narrative poem - tells a story
Regular rhyme scheme
Regular rhythm
Six quatrains
3
Q
Structure
A
Third person - retelling
End-stopped lines
Caesura
Anaphora
Volta in Stanza 2
4
Q
Quotations
A
“like a wolf” “stars”
“purple and gold”
“lay withered and strown”
“distorted and pale”
“breathed in the face of the foe”
“wail”
“melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!”
5
Q
Romantic poet - focus on nature
A
Pantheist views/Romantic poet
