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1
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What effect does using the pronoun ‘I’ have on the reader?

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It takes the reader on the journey and it makes it more personal

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What is the meaning of “harlot”?

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A prostitute or a promiscuous woman

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The word “every” is repeated throughout the poem what effect does this have?

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It shows how everyone is a collective and not individual

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What effect does the word “midnight” have?

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It foreshadows

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Why does the poet use negative imagery?

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It helps create atmosphere and show his dislike towards London

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Why did William Blake reject the church?

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The church didn’t help children who were force to work

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When was this poem published?

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1794

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Which of the following words would you use to describe the poem?

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Hopeless and Pessimistic

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9
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What is a hearse?

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A vehicle used to carry a coffin

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10
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What was William Blakes other occupation?

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Artist

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What is the rhyme scheme?

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ABAB

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12
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When was the French Revolution?

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1789

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13
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What is Blake’s view on the city?

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Negative

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14
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Where was William Blake born?

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London

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15
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What accompanied Blake’s poems?

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Illustrations

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16
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Who are the people represented in power during this poem?

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The church and the monarchy

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17
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What is Blake’s view on religion?

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Negative

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18
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What year was Blake born?

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1757

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19
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What does the rhyme scheme represent?

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The sound of his feet

and the misery throughout the city

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Which event, occurring during the time the poem was written, did Blake sympathise with?

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The french revolution

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What are the three main key concepts in the poem, London?

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Being Trapped
Impact of industrialisation
Church and Monarchy

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22
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How is the concept of ‘Being trapped’ shown in the poem, London?

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The idea is consistently reinforced by Blake using vocabulary relating to entrapment and imprisonment.

23
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How is the concept of ‘impact of industrialisation’ shown in the poem, London?

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The reference to chimney sweepers reminds readers of the price people paid for urbanisation that resulted from the industrial revolution.

24
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How is the concept of ‘Church and Monarchy’ shown in the poem, London?

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Blake is very critical of these institutions for contributing to people’s oppression and spending money on luxury buildings when there is so much poverty.

25
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Which of these quotes does not refer to freedom of expression being limited in London?

  • “Chartered”
  • “Mind-forged manacles”
  • “Youthful Harlots”
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“Youthful Harlots”

26
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Blake, whose views were radical at the time, was critical of:

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Religion and the church

The luxurious lives of the rich

27
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What meter is the poem written in?

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Iambic tetrameter

28
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What could be the purpose of the meter in the poem?

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To echo the never-ending suffering and misery in London

29
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What form does the poem take?

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A dramatic monologue

30
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London is written in the form of a dramatic monologue. What’s significant about this?

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Emphasises the reader’s personal anger and frustration.

31
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What technique is used in the quote “Black’ning church”?

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Colour Imagery

32
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What technique is used in the quote “Runs in blood down palace walls”?

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Metaphor

33
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True or False?

Blake was FOR religion and went to church regularly.

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False

Blake was against religion and saw the Church as corrupt

34
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What were the two famous groups of poems Blake wrote?

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“Songs of Innocence”
and
“Songs of Experience”

35
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What poem collection was London published in?

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“Songs of Experience”

36
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Why is Blake critical of the Church and monarchy?

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They have a duty to help people, but contribute to their suffering

37
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Which quotations refer to the freedom of expression being limited in London?

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“Chartered”

“Mind-forged manacles”

38
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Why is freedom of expression limited in London during the time of the poem?

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To prevent what happened in France (the French Revolution) to repeat again in London

39
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Describe the rhythm and rhyme in London:

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Regular ABAB rhyme scheme
Iambic Tetrameter
4x four line stanzas

40
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What literary techniques does Blake use to criticise the Church and Monarchy? (Give examples)

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Metaphor - “runs in blood down palace walls”

Colour Imagery - “black’ning church”

41
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What literary techniques does Blake use to emphasise that the inhabitants of London are trapped in their suffering?

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Emotive Language
Sensory Language
Vivid Language
Repetition

42
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What does the emotive language express in the poem?

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The extent of the suffering

Blake’s anger at the institutions that fail to help

43
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What are examples of emotive language in the poem?

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“weakness”
“woe”
“in every infant’s cry of fear”
“blast’s the newborn infant’s tear”

44
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What is sensory language used for in the poem?

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To bring the horror of London at the time alive

45
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What are examples of sensory language in the poem?

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“cry of fear”

“marks of weakness, marks of woe”

46
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What does the repetition of “every” create in the poem?

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A sense that the problem is widespread

47
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What are examples of trapped imagery in the poem?

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“chartered street… chartered Thames”

“The mind-forged manacles I hear”

48
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What does the quotation “chartered street… chartered Thames” highlight?

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The extent of government authority - they have control of rivers, which are usually associated with nature and freedom

49
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What does the quotation “The mind-forged manacles I hear” hint at?

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That people are trapped by their attitudes, which prevent them from living better lifes

50
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What are the three points of focus in the poem?

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1) Deprivation and misery in London
2) Those responsible for the misery
3) Emphasising how widespread the problem is

51
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What is the effect of the poem being a Dramatic Monologue?

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It creates a strong sense of the speaker’s personal anger and frustration

52
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What are “curse” and “blast” examples of?

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Vivid Language

53
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What poems could you compare to London on the theme of human power and the misuse of power?

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My Last Duchess

Ozymandias

54
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What poems could you compare to London on the theme of unpleasant and/or powerful experiences?

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The prelude
Exposure
Bayonet Charge
Remains

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