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Wilfred Owen Poem Analysis Notes Maundy Thursday Summary: During Maundy Thursday (a Christian holiday that commemorates The Last Supper), the speaker watches men, women, and children go up to the altar to kiss the cross. The speaker does the same. Poetic Devices: Religious imagery crucifix, cross, ?Body of the Christ,? creed, server-lad (shown before the cross because people are the more important religion, especially the common person) the speaker?s disenchantment with religion Sonnet Slight volta at line 9 when the speaker begins to reference himself Switch in rhyme scheme from Shakespearean to Petrarchan Breaks the meter in ?brown hands? and ?warm live hand? --> because the hands have more emphasis than the cross because again, people > religion

Discuss ways in which two stories explore loss. Both ?The Bath? and ?The Prison? explore loss. Although both stories deal with the theme of loss, ?The Bath? explores physical loss, as the old woman has to deal with the loss of her husband, while loss in ?The Prison? is mostly metaphorical, with Tommy having lost all desire to enjoy his current life as he dwells forever in the past.

An Ideal Husband Politics ?A political life is a noble career.? (Sir Robert Chiltern) How, and with what effects, does Wilde show the limits of this view during the play? Discuss Wilde?s presentation of politics in An Ideal Husband. Dramatic Irony/Humor How does Wilde make his exploration of serious moral issues dramatically entertaining? How does Wilde make his exploration of serious moral issues dramatically entertaining? Characters How, and with what effects, does Wilde?s presentation of Mrs Cheveley contrast with that of Lady Chiltern? How far does Wilde lead you to feel sympathy for Sir Robert in the play? Discuss the role and dramatic significance of Lord Goring in the play. ?LADY CHILTERN: One?s past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.?