Jo's list- England 1819

Question 1

what is the poem about

Answer 1

Percy Shelly is a romantic and he disagrees with the monarchy and how the coutry is being run. In the poem he describes the negative state of England as he sees it.

Question 2

what is the significance of the quote ‘leechlike’

Answer 2

It is a similie and connotes feeling of horror that shelley has about how the king is running the country. It describes the king as a parasite sucking the life out of the country

Question 3

What is the significance of the quote ‘christless and godless’

Answer 3

Poet is descrbing how there is no order in the state of the nation and not only has the king lost his way but also religion. The repitition of ‘less’ put emphasis on lack of cpacity to rule well or do the rght thing for the poeple.

Question 4

what is significance of ‘old, mad, blind and despised king’

Answer 4

poet uses repitiion of d to show anger at the monarchy, that the king is not doing a good job of ruling and the poet is angry about it

Question 5

wat is significance of quote ‘glorious phantom’

Answer 5

it shows hope at the end of the poem and defiance against the oppressive power that is the king. it is the personification of freedom