A Wider View (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Seni Seneviratne's heritage
Seni Seneviratne's heritage
British poet of Sri Lankan heritage
Setting of 'A Wider View'
Setting of 'A Wider View'
Industrial Leeds
Historical period in 'A Wider View'
Historical period in 'A Wider View'
Industrial Revolution
Year mentioned in the poem
Year mentioned in the poem
Eighteen sixty-nine (1869)
Great-great-grandad's working hours
Great-great-grandad's working hours
Twelve hours
Workplace in the poem
Workplace in the poem
Marshall's Temple Mill
What 'wider view' metaphor represents
What 'wider view' metaphor represents
Desire to transcend limitations of working life
'Smoke-filled sky' symbolises what
'Smoke-filled sky' symbolises what
Harsh, polluted industrial environment
'Timeless in flux of time' meaning
'Timeless in flux of time' meaning
Eternal connection between speaker & ancestor
'Curve of generations' represents
'Curve of generations' represents
Continuity of history & identity linking generations
Why poem uses free verse
Why poem uses free verse
Mirrors fluidity & complexity of time
Enjambment's purpose in poem
Enjambment's purpose in poem
Creates sense of continuous movement through time
What Harding's chimney symbolises
What Harding's chimney symbolises
Industrialisation's control over workers' lives