A Complaint Flashcards

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Who wrote ‘A Complaint’, and when?

William Wordsworth; written in 1806, published in 1807.

Who is ‘A Complaint’ probably about?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Wordsworth’s close friend.

What prompted ‘A Complaint’?

A change in the manner of a friend towards Wordsworth.

Which book did Wordsworth and Coleridge publish together in 1798?

Lyrical Ballads.

What is the form of ‘A Complaint’?

Three six-line stanzas rhyming ABABCC, in iambic tetrameter.

What is the first line of ‘A Complaint’?

“There is a change—and I am poor;”

In ‘A Complaint’, what was the friend’s love like in the past?

A fountain at the speaker’s “fond heart’s door”.

In ‘A Complaint’, what has the friend’s love become?

“A comfortless and hidden well.”

Which word ends both the first and the last line of ‘A Complaint’?

“poor”.

What are the main themes of ‘A Complaint’?

Change, the loss of affection, and uncertainty.