SEGMENT 1 HONORS LESSON 02 LIFE IN THE LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY.docx

"Song—To the Men of
England"
"Land of Hope and Glory"
Meter: Iambic Pentameter
Rhyme: AABB
Meter (Iambic pentameter,
Iambic hexameter, for
example)
Rhyme scheme (use letters to
identify the pattern)
Meter: Both iambic tetrameter
and hexameter
Rhyme: ABABCDCD
Metaphor: “Ungrateful drones”
Imagery: “weapon, chains, and
scourge”.
Hyperbole: "Go on. Keep
killing yourself in the name of
England. Don't fight for your
rights; Dig your own grave."
Poetic Devices:
Metaphor
Imagery (vivid language
describing the five senses)
Hyperbole (exaggeration to
support a point)
Metaphor: “With potential to
become mightier yet.”
Imagery: Mightier, stern.
Hyperbole: England as mother
to the free.
"
Tyrant"
"Drain your sweat"
Dominant Words and Phrases "Land of Hope"
To give lower class rights.
Theme (author’s message)
England and its people
deserve freedom.
The peasants were just given
to the rich and noble people
with no chance to move up in
Historical Connections
England became a free
country and a super power this
song is about the freedom

society.