London

• ''I wander through each chartered street, Near where the chartered T

  hames does flow'
• What does the use of 'chartered' suggest?

  man attempt to control nature, it is unnatural, 'flow' shows the futile power men have against nature because the river is still going.
• 'Mind-forged manacles' - metaphorical chains that bind people to their own thoughts/beliefs
• In every cry of every Man, In every Infants cry of fear, In every voice; in every ban,' 


  The mind-made prison is present everywhere, even in children who are born into this society. Blake using 'cry of every man' just shows how bad it is as he broke gender stereotypes
• 'and blights with plagues the marriage hearse'
• Blake uses almost cross-word poem format on the phrase 'HEAR' he is pleading
• Blake uses anaphora in 'In every... In every... In every'
• Written during the Industrial revolution
• London is a cyclical structure

  • 1/2 stanza focus on effects on people
  • 3rd stanze looks at source of suffering
  • stanza4 looks at people again
  • This shows the cyclical structure of suffering caused by Abuse of power such as the church, army and religion
  • 'marriage hearse'
• What is the structure

  Iambic tetrameter
• What is the Structure of london?


  4 Quatrains,

  ABAB rhyming Constant goverment control

  NEARLY CONSISTENT Iambic tetrameter- Shows a rumor, rebellion, bubbles of ideas from french revolution
• What is the significance of "curse" and "plagues"?


  Purposefully intended towards the poor-The rich view poor as a disease
• Who Wrote london?

  William Blake
• What is the significance of the for the time when the poem was written?

  Inudstrial revolution

  Freedom of expression-rebel against authority
• Why is the new-borns tear important from "cry"?


  Shows the babies or generations have learned to accept the hell of which they are born in- no change to society
• "youthful harlot's curse" what is the significance of this quote?


  Youthful shows innocence whilst harlot shows immorality. People are becoming immoral to survive
• What does the government deny?

  Basic needs for the people- Maslow's Hierarchy
• what is importance of church blackening?

  Corruption, they are supposed to provide for disadvantaged. Blackening probably because of Industrial revolution-Smog
• What is significance of "Blood down palace walls"?


  Royalty avoid the responsibility, blood is on their hands they deny it

  greed of aristocracy cause suffering