Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
Discussion Questions:
1046:
- Why did Hardy decide to give up writing prose?
- Describe the role of fate in the lives of Hardy's
characters.
- What is meliorism?
1047:
- How, according to the
editors, does the tone of Hardy's poetry differ from Victorian
sorrow?
"Hap" (1866)
1048:
- What sonnet form is employed here? Explain.
- What is the main point of this poem?
"Channel Firing" (1914)
1051:
- What is the main point of this poem?
- Explain lines 15-16.
"The Convergence of the Twain" (1912)
1052:
- What "twain" are converging? Consider both the literal
and the symbolic.
1053:
Other Discussion Questions:
"Hap"
1048:
- Who are the "purblind Doomsters" (13)?
"Channel Firing"
1051:
- Identify the antecedents of the following pronouns:
"your" (1), "we" (2), "they (15), "you" (16).
1052:
- Explain the allusions to Camelot and Stonehenge in
"Channel Firing" (36).
"The Convergence of the Twain"
1053:
- Explain stanza 8 of "The Convergence of the Twain."
