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Monday, March 29, 2021


 

Symphony in Yellow
by
Oscar Wilde



 

An omnibus across the bridge
Crawls like a yellow butterfly
And, here and there, a passer-by
Shows like a little restless midge.

Big barges full of yellow hay
Are moored against the shadowy wharf,
And, like a yellow silken scarf,
The thick fog hangs along the quay.

The yellow leaves begin to fade
And flutter from the Temple elms,
And at my feet the pale green Thames
Lies like a rod of rippled jade.


Answer the questions

1)Where do you think the poem is set?


2)Make a list of all the things and objects in the poem that the narrator describes as yellow


3)What time of the year is the poem set?


4)Make a list of the similes (4) in the poem. Choose ONE of the similes and explain why you think it is effective.


5)Why might the river be compared to jade? Why is this a strange image to describe a river?


6)What is the narrator’s attitude of the city and the people who live there? Choose a tone and explain how diction and
imagery influenced your choice.


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