Wherefore, Bees of England, forge
Many a weapon, chain, and scourge,
That these stingless drones may spoil
The forced produce of your toil?
Questions.
A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the stanza is taken.
B. What do you know about the poem' s writing background?
C. What do you think the poet intends to say in the poem?
A. Shelley, "A Song: Men of England".
B. The poem was written in 1819, the year of the Peterloo Massacre.
C. To call on all working people of England to rise up against their political oppressors; to point out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation.
