London Flashcards
1
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poet
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william blake
2
Q
date
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1794
3
Q
3 quotes
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- i wander thro’ each charter’d street, near where the charter’d Thames does flow
- in every cry of every Man, in every Infant’s cry of fear
- how the youthful Harlot’s curse - blights with plagues the Marriage hearse
4
Q
context
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- came from a humble background
- had radical political views influenced by the French Revolution - seems to suggest Britain should do the same
- he rejected established religion
5
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intro
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poem about freedom and the lack of it
6
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i wander thro’ each charter’d street, near where the charter’d Thames does flow
topic sentence
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- evaluates the disturbing sense that one’s place is within a controlling regime
7
Q
in every cry of every Man, in every Infant’s cry of fear
topic sentence
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explores the effect of oppression of the society in which he lives
8
Q
- how the youthful Harlot’s curse - blights with plagues the Marriage hearse
topic sentence
A
finally he demonstrates the effect of the place in which they live in as a cut throat world of survival at all costs
