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    The document provides analysis questions for the poem "A Wife in London" by Thomas Hardy. It asks the reader to summarize the poem, annotate it with key points, answer context questions about why knowing Hardy was a storyteller and the possible historical context is important, and analyze selected quotations by answering questions about their meaning and how language is used. It concludes by asking how Duffy presents war in the poem.

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    The document provides analysis questions for the poem "A Wife in London" by Thomas Hardy. It asks the reader to summarize the poem, annotate it with key points, answer context questions about why knowing Hardy was a storyteller and the possible historical context is important, and analyze selected quotations by answering questions about their meaning and how language is used. It concludes by asking how Duffy presents war in the poem.

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    The document provides analysis questions for the poem "A Wife in London" by Thomas Hardy. It asks the reader to summarize the poem, annotate it with key points, answer context questions about why knowing Hardy was a storyteller and the possible historical context is important, and analyze selected quotations by answering questions about their meaning and how language is used. It concludes by asking how Duffy presents war in the poem.

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    ONE SHEET REVISION

    ‘A Wife in London’ by Thomas Hardy

    Summarise what the poem is about in full sentences:

    Annotate the poem with points you can remember from your initial study:

    Complete the following questions on context: Complete each analytical verb with a different idea:

    Hardy may have written the poem:


    1) Why is it important to know Hardy was a
    storyteller?
    to criticise

    to teach
    2) This is probably related to the Boer War, but could
    be related to others. Why is this important?
    to warn

    to reveal the importance of

    3) How is this shown in the poem?


    to celebrate
    ONE SHEET REVISION

    Annotate the following quotations by answering the questions for each:

    1) What does the line mean?


    2) What does the line suggest?
    3) How has Hardy used language to present her relationship?

    ‘tawny vapour’

    ‘He – has fallen’

    ‘fog hangs thicker’

    ‘new love that they would learn’

    How does Duffy present her war in the poem?


    Answer in full sentences.

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