Page 154 - 100 Best Loved Poems - Teaching Unit
P. 154
“The Destruction of Sennacherib”
by George Gordon, Lord Byron, page 34
Vocabulary
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1. With garments described as “gleaming in purple and gold,” the “cohorts” are most likely
members of what class?
2. What does the speaker use to show the passage of time?
3. In addition to strength, what did the army that won this battle have on its side?
4. What do you think is the purpose of the fourth and fifth stanzas?
5. According to the speaker, who was ultimately responsible for the destruction of
Sennacherib?
6. The poet’s mentioning of an Assyrian, the Gentile, Ashur, the temple of Baal, and the Sea
of Galilee is an example of what literary device?
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