On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year Keats wrote the King Lear poem
Year Keats wrote the King Lear poem
1818
Poetic form of the King Lear sonnet
Poetic form of the King Lear sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet with hybrid structure
Rhyme scheme of the poem
Rhyme scheme of the poem
ABBA ABBA CDCD EE
Meter used in the poem
Meter used in the poem
Iambic pentameter
Phoenix symbolism in the poem
Phoenix symbolism in the poem
Rebirth and renewal
'Clouds of Albion' refers to
'Clouds of Albion' refers to
England
'Impassion'd clay' literary device
'Impassion'd clay' literary device
Oxymoron describing humans
'Bitter-sweet' captures what in the poem
'Bitter-sweet' captures what in the poem
Complex emotions in Shakespeare's work
What Syren are in mythology
What Syren are in mythology
Mythical creatures who sing to bring sailors to their deaths
'Wintry day' connotations
'Wintry day' connotations
Death and ending