London

Question 1

Points

Answer 1

The poem is an ironic look at the misery in the greatest city in the world

1) repitition of “in every” used to show the scale of suffering

2) “brights with plaques the marriage hearse”
= oxymoron which juxtaposes the joy of marriage with the misery of death Blake is suggesting that society has destroyed all the good things in life

Question 2

Looking at the power and conflict this is a poem which is more about the lack of power and abuse of power