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• which poet wrote London?

  William Blake.
• which year was Blake born and which year did he die?

  1757 - born.

  1827 - died.
• which two poems does London compare best with?

  • Ozymandias.

  • Checking Out Me History.
• which process saw population grow in London?

  industrialisation.
• what was the population growth in London?

  from 760,000 to 3million.
• what structure does London have?

  cyclical structure.
• what do stanzas 1, 2 and 4 of London focus on?


  those who are suffering.
• what does stanza 3 of London focus on?


  the cause of suffering.
• what is London made up of?

  4 quatrains (4 line stanzas).
• what did Blake often write about?

  the misuse of power.
• where did Blake live for most of his life?

  London.
• who can we assume the speaker (I) is in London?

  William Blake himself.
• line 1; 'i wander through each chartered street'. what meter is used here?


  iambic tetrameter.
• line 3; 'mark'. what does this verb mean in this sentence?


  to notice.
• line 4; 'marks of weakness, marks of woe'. what happens in this line in regards to the meter?


  line doesn't follow iambic tetrameter- it doesn't have enough syllables. the line appears weak which highlights the suffering.
• line 5-7; 'in every'. what technique is used here?


  anaphora, which emphasises the suffering is everywhere.
• line 8; 'mind-forged manacles'. what does this metaphor suggest?

  a lack of freedom.
• line 10; 'black'ning church appalls'. what does this refer to?


  soot and smoke produced by industrial factories.
• line 14; 'youthful harlot's curse'. what technique is used here in contrast to the rest of the poem?


  juxtaposition. it has connotations of new beginnings, joy, happiness and weddings.
• line 16; 'marriage hearse'. what does this symbolise?


  innocence of youth.