London-William Blake

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    Created by
    Niyam Raghwani

    Cards (8)

    • Quote-"marks of weakness, marks of woe"
    • Quotes-"The mind forged manacles I hear"
    • Quotes-"The youthful harlots curse"
    • Quote-"plagues the marriage hearse"
    • Form and Structure:
      -1st person perspective
      -iambic tetrameter
      -4 quatrains
      -dramatic monologue
      -ABAB rhyme scheme
      -cyclical structure
    • Themes:
      -Poverty and poor
      -oppression
      -suffering
      -exploitation
      -abuse of power
    • Comparative poems:
      -Ozymandias
      -My last duchess
    • Context points:
      -written in 1792
      -French Revolution
      -Industrial Revolution