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THE SLAVE DEALER
ENG POETRY
| Who is the poet of the poem? | Thomas Pringle |
| What is the structure of the poem? | -8 Stanzas of 6 lines each -ababab/cdcdcd/... -Written in the form of a Ballad |
| Explain the theme, TORMENT | -The slave dealer is haunted by the deeds he has commited -His torment, anguish, turmoil, and sadness are emph. by using emotive language |
| Explain the theme, SLAVERY | -The horror of slavery is told through the personal experiences of the speaker who is a slave dealer -The speaker feels God will avenge the terrible cruelty inflicted by the slave dealers |
| Explain the theme, REMORSE | -His guilty conscience plagues him because he was responsible for the slave woman's death -HE is filled with remorse for killing people and taking what is not his |
| How does the REMORSE theme link with Macbeth? | Mc cannot pray after killing KD; he says the sea cannot wash the stain of KD's blood from his hands. This slave dealer repeats these ideas emph. his deep regret for the things he as done. Just like Mc, he feels alienated from God through his wrongdoing |
| What is the messege of the poem? | Pringle worked to abolish the slave trade. The strong messegeto slave traders is that they will be punished |
| What is the tone of the poem? | Throughout the poem there is a tone of despondency and th the slave dealer admits that his deeds have alienated him from the love of God there is no forgiveness for what he has done he will accept his condemnation to willingly as he knows that wha |
| What is the tone of the poem? | Throughout the poem there is a ton of despondency and despair. The slave dealer admits that his deeds have alienated him from the love of God. There is now forgiveness for what he has done. He will accept his condemnation to hell willingly as he knows tha |
| What is the mood of the poem? | – We feel revolution and we are filled with horror by the depiction of the bloodsoaked images – The mood tends to create anger and fear – The mood is sombre and sad as the speaker is haunted by his dreadful memories |
| What is the summary of stanza one? | – I attended man Arrives home from his travels at sea – his mother doesn’t recognise him because he features And demeanour have changed because of his bad experiences |
| What is the summary of stanza two? | – He is physically emotionally ill – his mother tries to turn his mood around, but His soul is tormented |
| What is the summary of stanza three? | – In calmer moments he tries to pray with his mother – he cannot close his eyes because he is driven mad by visions of his terrible experiences |
| What is the summary of stanza four? | – He feels guilty for being a crew and ruthless Slave Dealer – He cannot forgive himself |
| What is the summary of stanza five? | – He still hears this slave women’s voice – not even his mother’s prayers can clear his conscience |
| What is the summary of stanza six? | – He is tormented by the murder of the slave woman – he will meet her (And God) on Judgement day |
| What is the summary of stanza seven? | – His mother cannot believe that he would have committed these crimes – he admits to doing these unthinkably Evil deeds |
| What is the summary of stanza Eight? | – The woman’s muder was registered in heaven – You will have to face God even though he is mortified by the idea |
| This poem is in the form of A? | Balllad |
| Refer to lines one and two (from the ocean wave and the Wanderer came With visage tanned and dun:) Identify the figure of speech used in these lines And explain why this Figure of speech is used appropriately here | – Metaphor – The slave dealer is compared to a traveller whose face has tanned brownish in colour. It implies that he has been lost as he has been wandering on the ocean OR –Synecdoche – The events in the poem happened across the oceans – a wave is m |
| Refer to lines 7 and eight (there was hot fever in his blood, And dog thoughts in his brain ;) Explain the meaning of these lines in your own words | These lines emphasise his anger and guilt. He cannot read himself of the images of the women’s death and and his remorse and guilt have made him |
| Referred to the first Stanza Quote Two consecutive words that indicate that the speaker has been away from home for a long time | “ Long – Lost son “ |
| Referred to the poem as a whole Identify the tone used in the poem and say why the speaker uses This tone | – There is a tone of anguish/remorse/regret – the speaker regrets all the bad deeds he has committed and feels that not even God can forgive him |
| What is the speakers state of mind in line 25 (with every stroke Ileft a gash,) And substantiate your answer | – The speaker is deeply depressed/dejected/regretful – he remembers the torment and Torture he subjected the slaves to |
| Why is the following statement false? The slave dealer is a hero | He kills innocent Slaves who cannot protect themselves. He killed him by whipping them to death |
| One of the themes addressed in the poem is TORMENT Discuss This theme | – The slave dealer is haunted by the atrocities he has committed – he uses strong language to describe his feelings of torment when he tells his mother that he is “racked by remorse and pain “ – We are filled with horror because he admits that the blood |
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