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The poem descrive a view of London. While reading, underline any word or phrase referring to the time of the day. What time of the day is it?
By the words "morning", "silent", "bare" and "sun" the reader understands that the poemdescribes a view of London during the morning
Make a list of the adjectives the poet/speaker uses to describe his view of London. What traits of the city do they convey? Which sense do they predominantly appeal to?
The adjectives are: silent, bare, bright, glitterign, smokeless air, calm so deep, sweet, asleep.
What literary devices reinforse the poet/speaker's view of London?Quote examples.
- Personification: the city is described as a lady that "wear the beauty of the morning"
- Anaphor: "never so I"
Concentrate on the poet/speaker's tone.
- How would you describe the tone of lines 1-3?
The tone of lines 1-3 is the tone of someone who is loving what he is seeing. It's a romantic tone. - How does the tone vary in the remaning lines?
In the following lines the tone isn't as romantic as the first three lines. It seems as the poet/speaker is dreaming. The tone is calm and deep
The poem is a sonnet. Work out the rhyme scheme and say what kind of sonnet it is and if there is any relationship between the form and the meaning.
The sonnet has got the same structure of the shakesperian sonnet.