Poems key background Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What does the Man with Night Sweats concern
A
A man with AIDS
2
Q
What is the structure of Night Sweats
A
The poem is formed of two sonnets
First a Shakespearean sonnet (ABAB)
Then a Petrarchan sonnet (ABBA)
However the first quatrain of each sonnet is switched
3
Q
What is the structure of From Long Distance
A
It is a Meredithian sonnet (4 ABAB quatrains)
4
Q
What type of poem is Funeral Blues
A
It is an elegy
5
Q
What is the structure of On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book and why is it significant
A
A sonnet which is traditionally about love but in this case its about death
6
Q
What is the structure of Ozymandias
A
It is a Petrarchan sonnet but has 14 lines and a volta after Line 8
