London

• Overview

  It comments on the negative aspects of London at the time, including child labour, prostitution and the corruption of power and authority.
• Quotes-Power of humans

  "Blood down palace walls"-Powerful-Metaphor

  "Chimney sweepers cry"- Not powerful-Alliteration
• Quotes - Loss

  "Chimney sweepers cry"-Alliteration

  "Plagues the marriage hearse"-Metaphore
• Structure+Form


  Dramatic monologue(Unbroken, constant work and misery)

  Rhyming Couplets(Unbroken, constant work and misery)
• Comparison-Power of humans


  My last duchess

  Both represent how people of higher power dominate over others.

  But in london it focuses on how the monarchy abuse power whereas MLD focuses on how individuals abuse power.
• Comparison-Loss


  Remains

  london presents the loss of childrens childhoods whereas remains looks at the loss of people and their minds because of war.