Something that is chartered highlights the extent of government authority : they even have control over rivers which are usually associated with nature and freedom
"mark of weakness, mark of woe"
Emotive language
The emotive language expresses not only the extent of the suffering but also Blake's anger at institution that fail to help
"in very cry of very man /in very infant's cry of fear"
Emotive language
The emotive language expresses not only the extent of the suffering but also Blake's anger at the institutions that fails to help
Repetition of "every" throughout heightens the sense that the problem is widespread
"every black'ning church appalls"
Colour imagery
Black'ningchurch is associated with ideas of corruption and even death
"run in blood down palace walls"
Metaphor
This metaphor emphasises that the monarchy is guilty of living in the luxury while doing nothing to help the struggles of the city
