‘London Snow’ by Robert Bridges

1. Why is the city described as brown?

2. Why is the snow described as falling stealthily on the
city?
3. What is the effect of the alliteration in line 3?
4. Lines 4 and 5 use a lot of sound words. Make a list of
them and comment on the effect the snow is having on
the city’s noise.
5. What adverbs are used in line 6 to describe the way
the flakes are falling?
6. The “snow is sifting and veiling roads, roof and railing,
Hiding differences, making unevenness even,” What
does this mean?
7. How many inches of snow fell overnight?
8. Why did people wake up earlier than usual?
9. How did people respond to the snow when they woke
up?
10. What is manna? Line 20
11. What did the children do with the snow?
12. How is the sun described in line 28-30?
13. Can you explain why war is waged with the snow?
14. How are the “sombre men” line 32 contrasted with
the children earlier in the poem?
15. Does the snow bring any joy to the businessmen?
‘London Snow’ by Robert Bridges

1. Why is the city described as brown?

2. Why is the snow described as falling stealthily on the
city?
3. What is the effect of the alliteration in line 3?
4. Lines 4 and 5 use a lot of sound words. Make a list of
them and comment on the effect the snow is having on
the city’s noise.
5. What adverbs are used in line 6 to describe the way
the flakes are falling?
6. The “snow is sifting and veiling roads, roof and railing,
Hiding differences, making unevenness even,” What
does this mean?
7. How many inches of snow fell overnight?
8. Why did people wake up earlier than usual?
9. How did people respond to the snow when they woke
up?
10. What is manna? Line 20
11. What did the children do with the snow?
12. How is the sun described in line 28-30?
13. Can you explain why war is waged with the snow?
14. How are the “sombre men” line 32 contrasted with
the children earlier in the poem?
15. Does the snow bring any joy to the businessmen?