5 Questions
When was 'The Inchcape Rock' written?
1796-1798
What is the main theme of 'The Inchcape Rock'?
The belief in supernatural events and poetic justice
What inspired Southey to write 'The Inchcape Rock'?
A legend about a pirate and a warning bell
When was 'The Inchcape Rock' first published?
1802
What event made the constant danger of the Inchcape Rock newsworthy in 1804?
Wreck of HMS York (1796)
Study Notes
'The Inchcape Rock' Overview
- 'The Inchcape Rock' was written by Robert Southey in 1802.
- The main theme of 'The Inchcape Rock' is the danger of a reef and the consequences of its destruction.
- Southey was inspired to write 'The Inchcape Rock' after reading about a fatal shipwreck that occurred on the Inchcape Rock in the North Sea.
- 'The Inchcape Rock' was first published in 1802 in Southey's collection of poems called 'The Annual Anthology'.
- The event that made the constant danger of the Inchcape Rock newsworthy in 1804 was the sinking of the HMS Looe, which was a British warship that struck the reef and sank.
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