Key Quotations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Genre of Tennyson's Maud
Genre of Tennyson's Maud
Monodrama - dramatic poem w/ single speaker's voice
Maud publication year
Maud publication year
1855
Structure of Maud (parts)
Structure of Maud (parts)
Three distinct parts representing psychological journey
'Faultily faultless' describes
'Faultily faultless' describes
Bourgeois perfection - technically perfect but morally empty
Famous erotic summons in Maud
Famous erotic summons in Maud
'Come into the garden, Maud'
Maud described as 'Queen rose of the...'?
Maud described as 'Queen rose of the...'?
rosebud garden - Pre-Raphaelite idealisation
'Blood-red blossom of war' represents
'Blood-red blossom of war' represents
War transformed into beauty; oxymoron for Crimean redemption
Cause of speaker's father's death
Cause of speaker's father's death
Suicide following failed speculation/financial ruin
Opening line of Maud (first words)
Opening line of Maud (first words)
'I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood'
Crimean War dates (context for Maud's ending)
Crimean War dates (context for Maud's ending)
1853-1856