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English Literature Paper 2
Poetry
London
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ABAB
rhyme scheme, restrictive like the oppression of establishment
"marriage hearse,"
oxymoron
, destined to be destroyed. Cyclical suffering of organised
religion
William Blake
was a
romantic
poet, and against monarchy and organised religion
Alternating rhyming couplets, reflective of
monotony
; unchanging,
trapping
structure
"
youthful harlot's curse
"
"
new-born
infant's tear"
"Every
black'ning
church
appalls
"
"
mind-forged manacles
"
"
chartered
street," "
chartered Thames does flow
,"
Written in
iambic tetrameter
, like his walking rhythm
Written in
quatrains
, rigid and control. No freedom of
expression.
Simplicity of
rhyme
scheme and structure allows it to become memorable, as it's a
protest
poem.
"The
hapless soldier's
sigh
Runs in
blood
down
palace walls.
"