England in 1819 (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'England in 1819'
Author of 'England in 1819'
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Type of poet Shelley was
Type of poet Shelley was
Radical Romantic poet
What 'England in 1819' critiques
What 'England in 1819' critiques
State of England & its monarchy
3 themes in 'England in 1819'
3 themes in 'England in 1819'
Decaying monarchy, suffering populace, corrupt institutions
Form of 'England in 1819'
Form of 'England in 1819'
Sonnet
Lines in a sonnet
Lines in a sonnet
14 lines
Rhyme scheme of 'England in 1819'
Rhyme scheme of 'England in 1819'
ABABABCDCDCCDD
Metre in 'England in 1819'
Metre in 'England in 1819'
Iambic Pentameter
Device in 'old, mad, blind, despised, dying King'
Device in 'old, mad, blind, despised, dying King'
Alliteration (harsh 'd' sound)
Princes simile in poem
Princes simile in poem
'Mud from a muddy spring'
Metaphor for rulers in poem
Metaphor for rulers in poem
Leech-like (parasites draining the country)
Imagery: 'A people starved and stabbed in...'
Imagery: 'A people starved and stabbed in...'
untilled field
Device in 'Religion Christless, Godless'
Device in 'Religion Christless, Godless'
Juxtaposition
'Book sealed' metaphor means
'Book sealed' metaphor means
Religious texts inaccessible/ignored
Sonnet feature showing shift in focus
Sonnet feature showing shift in focus
Volta (turn)