Wuthering Heights and “Fortress Around Your Heart”
1. At the beginning of the poem, what is the condition of the “city”?
2. After leaving the “city,” what stops the man from returning to it?
3. What figures of speech and images does Sting use as metaphors for
destroyed love?
4. What is the connotation of the word “fortress” in this poem?
5. Do you think his love is benign or obsessive? Explain your answer.
6. Which elements of Romanticism are present in this work?
7. How is the imagery Sting uses in "Fortress Around Your Heart" similar to
Heathcliff’s character in Wuthering Heights? Be sure to give examples to
support your ideas.
8. Contrast the tone of Sting’s “Fortress Around Your Heart” and Emily
Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Provide examples to support your ideas.
1. At the beginning of the poem, what is the condition of the “city”?
2. After leaving the “city,” what stops the man from returning to it?
3. What figures of speech and images does Sting use as metaphors for
destroyed love?
4. What is the connotation of the word “fortress” in this poem?
5. Do you think his love is benign or obsessive? Explain your answer.
6. Which elements of Romanticism are present in this work?
7. How is the imagery Sting uses in "Fortress Around Your Heart" similar to
Heathcliff’s character in Wuthering Heights? Be sure to give examples to
support your ideas.
8. Contrast the tone of Sting’s “Fortress Around Your Heart” and Emily
Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Provide examples to support your ideas.
