English Literature Romantic Poetry William Wordsworth Selected Poems: London 1802. Brief Questions
English Literature Romantic Poetry
William Wordsworth Selected Poems: London 1802. Brief Questions with Answers B.Q.1-26
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English Literature Romantic Poetry
William Wordsworth Selected Poems: London 1802. Brief Questions with Answers B.Q.1-26
Q.1. When was "London 1802" first published?
Ans "London 1802" was first published in Poems, in Two Volumes in 1807.
Q.2. Who was Milton?
Ans. John Milton (1608-1674) was a much-loved and respected English poet, and one of Wordsworth's great influences.
Q.3. What does Wordsworth wish at the very beginning of "London 1802"?
Ans. He wishes that Milton was still alive in the present day.
Q.4. Who is 'she' in "London 1802"?
Ans. In "London 1802" 'she' refers to England.
Q.5. Why does England need Milton?
Ans. England needs Milton in order to restore her moral and spiritual standard.
Q.6. How does Wordsworth describe England?
Ans. He describes England as a swampy marshland of "stagnant waters" where everything that was once a natural gift (such as religion, chivalry, and art, symbolized respectively by the altar, the sword, and the pen) has been lost to the scourge of modernity.
Q.7. To what does Wordsworth compare England?
Ans. Wordsworth compares England to a "fen of stagnant waters".
Q.8. What is a fen?
Ans. A fen is an area of low flat wet land.
Q.9. Why has England become a fen of stagnant waters?
Ans. England has become a fen of stagnant waters by losing her old values and standard.
Q.10. What do alter, sword and pen signify in "London1802"?
Ans. Alter, sword and pen refer to churchmen, soldiers and literary men respectively.
Q.11. Why have the English lost their peace of mind/inward happiness?
Ans. As they have become selfish and corrupt, they have lost their peace of mind /inward happiness.
Q.12. What does Wordsworth beg Milton?Ans. Wordsworth begs Milton to give them "manners, virtue, freedom and power".
Q.13. Why does Wordsworth think Milton is well-suited to correct England's current waywardness?
Ans. Wordsworth thinks that Milton is well-suited to correct England's current waywardness because he possessed certain positive qualities.
Q.14. To what does Wordsworth compare the soul of the dead poet, Milton?
Ans. Wordsworth compares his soul to the star.
Q.15. Why does Wordsworth compare Milton's soul to a star?
Ans. He compares Milton's soul to a star because he was different even from his contemporaries in terms of the virtues such as manners, virtue, freedom and power. He is different from others also in the sense that he adhered to his opinions even when everyone gave them up.
Q.16. To what does Wordsworth compare Milton's voice?
Ans. Wordsworth compares his voice to the sound of the sea.
Q.17. Why does Wordsworth compare Milton's voice to the sound of the sea?
Ans. Milton's language in prose as well as poetry is marked by majesty and grandeur. That is why, Wordsworth compares his voice to the sound of the sea as his voice was as powerful and effective as the sound of the sea.
Q.18. To what does Wordsworth compare the purity of Milton's heart?
Ans. The purity of his heart is compared to the cloudless sky.
Q.19. What is apostrophe?
Ans. Apostrophe is the act of addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present.
Q.20. Cite an example of apostrophe from "London 1802".
Ans. "Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour"
Q.21. What is metaphor?
Ans. Metaphor is an indirect comparison between two different things.
Q.22. Give an example of metaphor from "London 1802".
Ans. "She is a fen /Of stagnant waters."
Q.23. What is metonymy?
Ans. Metonymy is a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part such as "crown" for "royalty".
Q.24. Cite an example of metonymy from "London 1802".
Ans. "Altar, sword, and pen,/ Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower".
Q.25. What is the purpose of writing "London 1802"?
Ans. The poem has two main purposes, one of which is to pay homage to Milton by saying that he can save the entirety of England with his noblity and virtue. The other purpose of the poem is to draw attention to what Wordsworth feels are the problems with English society.
Q.26. What kind of poem is "London 1802"?Ans. It is an Italian or a Petrarchan sonnet.
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