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Dima020 [189]
2 years ago
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What does the personification "she is a fen of stagnant waters" used in lines 2-3 mean?

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1 answer:
kherson [118]2 years ago
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These lines come from the sonnet “<em><u> London 1802 </u></em>“written by <u>William Wordsworth,</u> in which he condemns the selfishness of his people and he wishes that the famous poet Milton would return to put sense into his people. England is personified as the “she” who is stuck in filthy swampwater.

Question: What does the personification "she is a fen of stagnant waters" used in lines 2-3 mean?

Answer: c. England's many problems prevent it from progressing as a nation


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