The Cold Earth Slept Below by Percy Bysshe Shelley (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year 'The Cold Earth Slept Below' was written
Year 'The Cold Earth Slept Below' was written
1815
Who Shelley eloped with before writing the poem
Who Shelley eloped with before writing the poem
Mary Godwin
Number of stanzas in the poem
Number of stanzas in the poem
Four
Rhyme scheme of each stanza
Rhyme scheme of each stanza
ABCCBDD
Primary metre used in the poem
Primary metre used in the poem
Iambic
What repetition of 'cold' emphasises
What repetition of 'cold' emphasises
Melancholic atmosphere
How nature is portrayed in the poem
How nature is portrayed in the poem
Harsh and unrelenting
What the colour 'black' connotes
What the colour 'black' connotes
Death and decay
Literary device: earth 'sleeping'
Literary device: earth 'sleeping'
Personification
What the 'sinking moon' symbolises
What the 'sinking moon' symbolises
Decline and passage of time