In drear-nighted December' (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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When was 'In drear-nighted December' written?
When was 'In drear-nighted December' written?
December 1817
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
ABABCCCD
How many stanzas does the poem contain, and how many lines are in each?
How many stanzas does the poem contain, and how many lines are in each?
Three stanzas, eight lines each
What meter is the poem written in?
What meter is the poem written in?
Iambic tetrameter
What does 'Apollo's summer look' refer to?
What does 'Apollo's summer look' refer to?
The god of the sun, warmth & brightness
What does 'green felicity' symbolise?
What does 'green felicity' symbolise?
The joy and vitality of spring
What literary device is 'sweet forgetting'?
What literary device is 'sweet forgetting'?
Oxymoron
What key theme contrasts nature's lack of memory with human capacity for recall?
What key theme contrasts nature's lack of memory with human capacity for recall?
Memory and Forgetting
What does 'Writh'd' convey in the context of the poem?
What does 'Writh'd' convey in the context of the poem?
Intense emotional pain
What personal hardship influenced the poem's melancholic tone?
What personal hardship influenced the poem's melancholic tone?
Brother Tom's illness & impending death