London Flashcards

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at this time what was London..

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capital of the British empire, symbol of power, symbol of wealth, symbol of progress

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what form Is London in

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narrative poem

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what does ‘hapless soldier’s sigh runs in blood down palace walls’ suggest

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hapless - useless
idea the British empire was expanding massively but the people sent to war were not equipped, more capable of fighting the war, they were useless

  • enjambment symbolises the blood the continues to pour, and symbolism of the palace walls - the monarchy are responsible

paragraph first letter spells HEAR- NOBIDY CAN HEAR OUR SCREAMS and cries

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hapless soldier’s sigh…

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runs in blood down the palace walls

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explanation -
mark in every face I meet, marks of weakness, marks of woe

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repetition
adjective
- idea that no one is safe, everyone is controlled, everyone Is weak. Something is wrong with loon everyone looks weak dn woe, everyone is suffering

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explanation -
mind-forged manacles I hear

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symbolism
verbs
- mind has created shackles
the people of London are not physically controlled, but their mind
- people cannot see the control, so they think they are free. mind is constantly controlled

  • argue-
    is he hearing his own manacles or others.
    he thinks he is free but so does everyone else but they are controlled
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