2) London: quotes

Question 1

“I w__ t__ e__ c__ s__ / N__ w__ t__ c__ T__ d__ f__”

Answer 1

“I wander through each chartered street, near where the chartered Thames does flow”

Question 2

Wherever the narrator looks, he sees “m__ o_ w__, m__ o_ w__”.

Answer 2

…“marks of weakness, marks of woe”.

Question 3

Blake uses anaphora to describe “e__ c__ o_ e__ m__”, “e__ i__ c__ o_ f__”, and “e__ b__”.

Answer 3

…“every cry of every man”, “every infant’s cry of fear” and “every ban”.

Question 4

“m__ - f__ m__”

Answer 4

“mind-forged manacles”

Question 5

An example of Blake criticising an institution is “b__ C__”.

Answer 5

…“black’ning Church”.

Question 6

The narrator describes how the “h__ s__ s__ / R__ i_ b__ d__ p__ w__”.

Answer 6

…“the hapless soldier’s sigh / Runs in blood down palace walls”.

Question 7

Blake uses juxtaposition to describe how the “y__ h__ c__ / B__ w__ p__ t__ m__ h__”.

Answer 7

…“the youthful harlot’s curse / Blasts the newborn infant’s tear” and “blights with plagues the marriage hearse”.

Question 8

List 4 quotes which appear to criticise the abuse of power by institutions.

Answer 8

1) “I wander through each chartered street, near where the chartered Thames does flow” 2) “every ban” 3) black’ning Church” 4) …“the hapless soldier’s sigh / Runs in blood down palace walls”

Question 9

List 5 quotes which demonstrate the issues and hardships which Blake observes in industrial society.

Answer 9

1) “marks of weakness, marks of woe” 2) “every cry of every man”, “every infant’s cry of fear” 3) “mind-forged manacles” 4) “the hapless soldier’s sigh” 5) “the youthful harlot’s curse / Blasts the newborn infant’s tear” and “blights with plagues the marriage hearse”