Questions 1. The poet compares wearing handcuffs to the suffering caused by fleas List three aspects of fleas that the poem describes. 2. What do you think the handcuffs symbolise? 3. Quote lines from the poem that tell us that the poet's suffering is not just physical. 4. What words would you use to describe the feelings expressed in this poem? Choose from the following possibilities: accepting, angry, hopeful, frustrated, determined, defeated 5. Do you think that the poet was justified in expressing such emotion? Consider the time that the poem was written and what effect this would have had on the poet. (2) (3) (3)​