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 lines are 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.
