A direct reference to the Peterloo Massacre highlights his passionate candor and urgency of the situation, almost sounds like a news headline. Looking back at his homeland from a distance.
It is a matter of fact statement, showing he is not disillusioned from the harsh reality.
The poem was published post-humously in 1839.
''An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King;''
The asyndetic listing emphasises his indignation as it piles on towards King George III.
The first line begins almost mid-conversation which hints to ongoing conflict and dialogue with Leigh Hunt.
The idea that the King is dying highlights the hope for change dying with him.
Caesura creates a dramatic pause before he implements his aggressive tone towards the princes.
