London - William blake

• "Chartered" - repeated throughout the first two lines of the poem to show that the Thames and the streets are owned by the rich
• "Marks of weakness, marks of woe." - shows how there is no hope only desperation
• "In every cry of every man ... every ban," - This is used to highlight how poverty effects all ages and "every" emphasises a community, or a society.
• "The mind-forged manacles I hear." - metaphorical language this is used to highlight how the poor have no escape out of poverty,as they are stuck/trapped in this way of life.
• "Every black'ning church appalls," - shows that the church is not using it's power to help the poor, even though it should.
• "And blights with plagues the marriage hearse." - shows that the future (marriage) is in danger of death (hearse)
• Regular rhyme and metre mirrors the restrain of the system, suffocating and oppressive
• • anti-establishment
  • Corrupt power and exploitation - ozymandias
• Structure:

  • lots of repetition 'charter'd' and 'marks'
  • Form: dramatique monologue, quatrain